Hyundai Palisade vs Kia Telluride: problems, recalls & years to avoid
NHTSA owner complaints and recalls for the Hyundai Palisade and the Kia Telluride, with the 6 model years both have (2020–2025) set side by side. Each model is measured against its own typical year, not against the other model.
Years to avoid and years with the fewest complaints
Hyundai Palisade
- Years to avoid
- No year stands out
- Fewest complaints
- 2022
The typical Hyundai Palisade year has 385 complaints on file, across 7 model years (2020–2026).
Kia Telluride
The typical Kia Telluride year has 215 complaints on file, across 7 model years (2020–2027).
A year is one to avoid when it drew at least 2 times the complaints of its model's typical year (the median across the model's years on this site) and at least 200 complaints, or when its complaints include 5 or more reports of a death. The years with the fewest complaints have no such flag and are from 2023 or earlier: newer years have not been on the road long enough to compare. Each model is measured only against its own years. Source: NHTSA owner complaints, as of October 26, 2026.
The 6 model years both have, side by side
Complaints by model year
Hyundai Palisade
1.4× its typical year in 2020, its worst year
533 complaints against a typical year of 385.
Years to avoid: none. Fewest complaints: 2022.
Kia Telluride
3.5× its typical year in 2020, its worst year
758 complaints against a typical year of 215.
Years to avoid: 2020. Fewest complaints: 2022, 2023.
typical yearavoid zonesolid bar = a year to avoid
| Model year | Hyundai Palisade | Kia Telluride | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints | Times its typical year | Recalls | Our read | Complaints | Times its typical year | Recalls | Our read | |
| 2025 | 244 | 0.6× | 3 | Some concerns to check | 112 | 0.5× | 3 | Few red flags |
| 2024 | 385 | 1.0× | 5 | Some concerns to check | 215 | 1.0× | 5 | Few red flags |
| 2023 | 398 | 1.0× | 5 | Some concerns to check | 206 | 1.0× | 6 | Few red flags |
| 2022 | 305 | 0.8× | 5 | Few red flags | 322 | 1.5× | 7 | Few red flags |
| 2021 | 434 | 1.1× | 6 | Some concerns to check | 362 | 1.7× | 5 | Some concerns to check |
| 2020 | 533 | 1.4× | 5 | Some concerns to check | 758 | 3.5× | 7 | Approach with caution |
Complaints link to each model year's report. "Times its typical year" sets a year against the same model's typical year. The two models' counts can't be compared directly: they are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.
Most reported problem, by model year
| Model year | Hyundai Palisade | Kia Telluride |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brakes | Engine |
| 2024 | Brakes | Electrical system |
| 2023 | Brakes | Electrical system |
| 2022 | Seat belts | Wipers and visibility |
| 2021 | Seat belts | Wipers and visibility |
| 2020 | Engine | Exterior lighting |
Top problems of each model
The areas of the car NHTSA owner complaints name most, all model years together. A complaint can name more than one area.
Hyundai Palisade
- Brakes: 437 complaints name it, most in 2024, 2025 and 2023.
- Seat belts: 414 complaints name it, most in 2021, 2023 and 2022.
- Wipers and visibility: 345 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2023 and 2021.
- Engine: 324 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- Electrical system: 218 complaints name it, most in 2021, 2020 and 2023.
Kia Telluride
- Wipers and visibility: 420 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2022 and 2021.
- Engine: 331 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2021 and 2025.
- Electrical system: 288 complaints name it, most in 2022, 2020 and 2023.
- Exterior lighting: 206 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- Transmission and drivetrain: 172 complaints name it, most in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Recalls
- Hyundai Palisade: 16 recalls across its 7 model years (2020–2026), 13 of them covering the model years both have (2020–2025). Every Hyundai Palisade recall is on its model page.
- Kia Telluride: 19 recalls across its 7 model years (2020–2027), 17 of them covering the model years both have (2020–2025). Every Kia Telluride recall is on its model page.
NHTSA recall campaigns. A campaign that covers several model years is counted once.
More on these two models
- Hyundai Palisade: every model year, years to avoid and recalls
- Kia Telluride: every model year, years to avoid and recalls
- Compare the 2025 Hyundai Palisade and the 2025 Kia Telluride side by side
- The $15 report on both cars adds when each problem tends to start, by age and mileage, what the fix usually was and how often it didn't hold, and which engine the problems cluster on.
What the data can't show
- Complaints are unverified reports that owners filed with NHTSA. They are not a reliability rating.
- Counts are not adjusted for how many of each model were sold, so the two models' counts can't be compared directly. Each model's years are measured only against its own typical year.
- Newer model years have had less time on the road to draw complaints, so their counts can still rise.