Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply...
Manufacturer safety record
Kia Problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA holds 45,283 owner complaints and 208 recalls for Kia vehicles from 1986 to 2027. The most complained-about model is the Sorento (10,021 complaints). 260 new complaints were filed in the last 30 days.
- Complaints
- 45,283
- Recalls
- 208
- Crashes
- 2,612
- Fires
- 2,189
- Injuries
- 2,517
- Deaths
- 101
Kia models
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorento | 2003-2026 | 10,021 | 41 |
| Optima | 2001-2020 | 7,553 | 22 |
| Soul | 2010-2025 | 5,391 | 15 |
| Sportage | 1995-2026 | 4,286 | 38 |
| Sedona | 2002-2021 | 2,546 | 23 |
| Forte | 2009-2024 | 2,453 | 18 |
| Soul EV | 2014-2019 | 2,127 | 5 |
| Sephia | 1986-2003 | 1,716 | 8 |
| Forte Koup | 2010-2017 | 1,527 | 5 |
| Rio | 2000-2023 | 1,348 | 11 |
| Spectra | 2000-2009 | 956 | 2 |
| K5 | 2021-2026 | 514 | 9 |
| Seltos | 2021-2027 | 576 | 4 |
| EV6 | 2022-2025 | 554 | 5 |
| Optima Hybrid | 2011-2020 | 491 | 5 |
| Carnival | 2022-2026 | 428 | 7 |
| Optima Plug-IN Hybrid | 2017-2020 | 484 | 0 |
| EV9 | 2024-2026 | 254 | 10 |
| Rondo | 2007-2011 | 297 | 5 |
| Telluride | 2020-2027 | 0 | 19 |
| Cadenza | 2014-2019 | 218 | 5 |
| Niro Hybrid | 2017-2021 | 285 | 1 |
| Amanti | 2004-2009 | 247 | 2 |
| Niro | 2017-2026 | 113 | 6 |
| Sorento Hybrid | 2021-2026 | 93 | 6 |
| Forte 5 | 2013 | 195 | 0 |
| Borrego | 2008-2019 | 92 | 4 |
| Sorento Phev | 2022-2026 | 9 | 8 |
| Stinger | 2018-2023 | 16 | 7 |
| K900 | 2015-2020 | 68 | 4 |
| K4 | 2025-2026 | 66 | 3 |
| Niro EV | 2023-2025 | 22 | 3 |
| Niro Electric | 2019-2022 | 72 | 0 |
| Niro Phev | 2018-2025 | 12 | 3 |
| Carnival Hev | 2025 | 71 | 0 |
| Sportage Phev | 2023-2026 | 0 | 3 |
| Carnival Hybrid | 2026 | 25 | 1 |
| Optima Phev | 2017-2019 | 1 | 2 |
| Sportage Hybrid | 2023-2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Telluride Hybrid | 2027 | 0 | 2 |
| Sorento Plug-IN Hybrid | 2022-2025 | 37 | 0 |
| Sorento Hev | 2023 | 34 | 0 |
| Niro Plug-IN Hybrid | 2018-2025 | 31 | 0 |
| LD Spectra | 2004-2005 | 7 | 1 |
| Rio Cinco | 2001-2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Rio 5 | 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| K4 5DR | 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| Kia | 1994-2000 | 12 | 0 |
| FORTE5 | 2017-2018 | 7 | 0 |
Last 30 days
Kia vehicles drawing complaints now
2021FKia Seltos9 in 30 days385 complaints2 recallsTop problem: Engine & cooling2020FKia Sportage9 in 30 days171 complaints2 recallsTop problem: Engine & coolingDo-not-drive or park-outside recall2016FKia Sorento9 in 30 days1,263 complaints8 recallsTop problem: Engine & coolingDo-not-drive or park-outside recall2016FKia Soul9 in 30 days832 complaints2 recallsTop problem: Engine & cooling2016FKia Soul EV9 in 30 days832 complaints4 recallsTop problem: Engine & cooling2020FKia Soul8 in 30 days393 complaints1 recallTop problem: Engine & cooling2025-Kia K46 in 30 days53 complaints2 recallsTop problem: Driver assistance2019DKia Sorento6 in 30 days437 complaints2 recallsTop problem: Engine & coolingDo-not-drive or park-outside recall
All time
Most complained-about Kia vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 Kia Sorento | 1,520 | 8 | F |
| 2 | 2013 Kia Optima | 1,388 | 9 | F |
| 3 | 2016 Kia Sorento | 1,263 | 8 | F |
| 4 | 2015 Kia Optima | 1,011 | 4 | F |
| 5 | 2014 Kia Sorento | 989 | 6 | F |
| 6 | 2013 Kia Sorento | 985 | 5 | F |
| 7 | 2012 Kia Optima | 923 | 5 | F |
| 8 | 2015 Kia Soul | 909 | 4 | F |
| 9 | 2015 Kia Soul EV | 909 | 4 | F |
| 10 | 2014 Kia Soul | 906 | 5 | F |
| 11 | 2012 Kia Sorento | 880 | 5 | F |
| 12 | 2016 Kia Soul | 832 | 2 | F |
| 13 | 2016 Kia Soul EV | 832 | 4 | F |
| 14 | 2017 Kia Sorento | 812 | 4 | F |
| 15 | 2016 Kia Optima | 763 | 5 | F |
Latest Kia recalls
Park outside
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The high voltage battery cells may contain misaligned electrodes, which can lead to a fire while parked or driving.
Park outside
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob or an improper recall 24V407 repair, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.
Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Telluride and Telluride Hybrid vehicles. The driver seat belt emergency locking retractor may lock, causing the seat belt strap not to extend. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of...
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Telluride Hybrid SX Prestige and X-Line SX Prestige vehicles equipped with the Executive Package. The second-row power seats may fail to detect a person. The seat may continue to move after contacting a person...
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data