Kia problems by model and year
40 model families; 328 vehicle records, 41,606 complaints and 652 recall records across model years in this data build.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | With crash | With fire | With injury | Deaths | Recall records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorento | 2003-2026 | 10,176 | 306 | 414 | 249 | 9 | 76 |
| Optima | 2001-2020 | 7,784 | 327 | 427 | 210 | 18 | 64 |
| Soul | 2010-2025 | 5,550 | 267 | 323 | 187 | 18 | 34 |
| Sportage | 2000-2027 | 3,815 | 217 | 188 | 151 | 1 | 63 |
| Forte | 2009-2024 | 2,601 | 237 | 139 | 152 | 12 | 34 |
| Sedona | 2002-2021 | 2,410 | 120 | 127 | 94 | 8 | 69 |
| Telluride | 2020-2027 | 2,023 | 40 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| RIO | 2000-2023 | 1,295 | 163 | 93 | 112 | 7 | 27 |
| Spectra | 2000-2009 | 906 | 184 | 19 | 123 | 6 | 5 |
| Seltos | 2021-2027 | 555 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| EV6 | 2022-2026 | 543 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| K5 | 2021-2026 | 499 | 35 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 20 |
| Carnival | 2021-2026 | 414 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 15 |
| Sephia | 2000-2003 | 381 | 65 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| Niro | 2017-2026 | 350 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 15 |
| Rondo | 2007-2011 | 297 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 11 |
| EV9 | 2024-2026 | 254 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Amanti | 2004-2009 | 247 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Cadenza | 2014-2021 | 216 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Stinger | 2018-2023 | 169 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Sportage Hybrid | 2023-2027 | 141 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sedona EX | 2002-2004 | 121 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Sorento Hybrid | 2021-2026 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Borrego | 2008-2019 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Niro EV | 2019-2026 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Carnival Hybrid | 2025-2026 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| K900 | 2014-2021 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Niro Phev | 2017-2026 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| K4 | 2025-2026 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Sorento Phev | 2021-2026 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| SPECTRA5 | 2006-2008 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RIO Cinco | 2001-2004 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Soul EV | 2014-2020 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Sportage Phev | 2023-2027 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Optima Phev | 2016-2020 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Niro Hybrid | 2017-2023 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Telluride Hybrid | 2027-2027 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kia | 2000-2003 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LD Spectra | 2004-2005 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Niro Plug-IN Hybrid | 2019-2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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