When is the 2019 Sorento engine air filter replaced?
At 30,000 miles, then 60,000 and 90,000, with inspections on the 7,500-mile columns in between.
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2019 Kia Sorento
2019 Sorento air cleaner is inspected at 7,500, 15,000, and 22,500 miles, then replaced at 30,000 miles. The pattern repeats.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Normal pattern | Inspect, inspect, inspect, replace, repeating. Replace marks fall on 30,000, 60,000, and 90,000 miles. Inspect marks are the 7,500-mile columns between those replacements. |
| Severe dust | Replace more frequently for rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, or salt-spread roads, and for heavy dust. |
| Filter | A Genuine Kia air cleaner filter is recommended when the filter is replaced. No element number is printed. |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2019 Sorento owner's manual, copyright 2018 Kia Motors America, Inc., printed in the U.S.A. The specifications chapter prints the Theta II 2.4 GDI and the Lambda II 3.3 GDI, plus a 5-seat and 7-seat gross-vehicle-weight table. (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2019 Sorento owner's manual, copyright 2018 Kia Motors America, Inc., printed in the U.S.A. The specifications chapter prints the Theta II 2.4 GDI and the Lambda II 3.3 GDI, plus a 5-seat and 7-seat gross-vehicle-weight table. (opens in a new tab), Kia Motors America, published 2018-01-01, read 2026-10-16.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Normal pattern | Inspect, inspect, inspect, replace, repeating. Replace marks fall on 30,000, 60,000, and 90,000 miles. Inspect marks are the 7,500-mile columns between those replacements. | Normal maintenance schedule, non-turbo |
| Severe dust | Replace more frequently for rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, or salt-spread roads, and for heavy dust. | Severe usage |
| Filter | A Genuine Kia air cleaner filter is recommended when the filter is replaced. No element number is printed. | Explanation of scheduled items |
Inspect at 7,500, 15,000, and 22,500 miles. Replace at 30,000 miles. The same four-column pattern continues.
That is the recommendation. The book does not print an element number.
The cabin filter is on a shorter interval, on the cabin filter guide.
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Genuine Kia air cleaner filter
Recommended in the maintenance explanation. No part number is printed.
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At 30,000 miles, then 60,000 and 90,000, with inspections on the 7,500-mile columns in between.
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