Kia — what breaks, engine by engine
18 models · 12,861 complaints
What Kia complaints are about
Share of component mentions across every Kia in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it. Shares can be compared — raw complaint counts between brands cannot, because counts track sales volume.
Steering complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.5×).
Engine complaints run 1.9× their all-vehicle share across Kia models.
Brakes complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.5×).
How often Kia complaints involve a fire, crash or injury
Share of this brand's complaints; the vertical mark is the all-vehicle average. Complaints are owner-reported and skew toward alarming problems — and toward vehicles under active recall attention, which can inflate a brand mid-campaign.
all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%
Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside
The severest recall class, across all Kia models we cover. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.
- Kia Forte — Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm (stop driving, 2023–2023) 24V244000
- Kia Forte — Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm (stop driving, 2023–2023) 23V649000
- Kia EV6 — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2022–2024) 26V431000
- Kia EV9 — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2024–2024) 26V431000
- Kia Telluride — Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust (park outside, 2020–2024) 26V430000
- Kia Telluride — Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust (park outside, 2020–2024) 24V407000
- Kia Cadenza — Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module (park outside, 2015–2016) 23V652000
- Kia K900 — Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module (park outside, 2015–2018) 23V652000