Car Defect Radar

Kia safety reports

48 models, 173 model years, 2010 to 2027. Each report is built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated September 26, 2026.

Borrego

20102 complaints

Cadenza

20141 complaint
20171 complaint

Carnival

2022134 complaints
202350 complaints
202473 complaints
2025124 complaints

Carnival Hev

202561 complaints

Carnival Hybrid Hev

202621 complaints

Carnival Ice

202626 complaints

Ev6

2022277 complaints
2023136 complaints
202474 complaints
202553 complaints

Ev9

2024207 complaints
202512 complaints

Ev9 Bev

202624 complaints

Forte

2010232 complaints
2011161 complaints
20121 complaint
20131 complaint
20144 complaints
20151 complaint
20172 complaints
20181 complaint
202075 complaints
202167 complaints
202226 complaints
202361 complaints
202424 complaints

Forte Koup

20161 complaint

K4

202545 complaints

K4 5dr Ice

20268 complaints

K5

2021165 complaints
2022125 complaints
2023107 complaints
202430 complaints
202551 complaints

K5 Ice

202611 complaints

Niro

20219 complaints
202231 complaints
202344 complaints
20249 complaints
202517 complaints

Niro Electric

202019 complaints
20212 complaints
202230 complaints

Niro Ev

202315 complaints
20246 complaints
20251 complaint

Niro Hev

20262 complaints

Niro Hybrid

20191 complaint
202038 complaints
20211 complaint

Niro Phev

202212 complaints

Niro Plug-in Hybrid

20205 complaints
20236 complaints
20243 complaints
20252 complaints

Optima

201075 complaints
2011593 complaints
20127 complaints
201313 complaints
20143 complaints
201510 complaints
20167 complaints
20173 complaints
20182 complaints
20196 complaints
2020145 complaints

Optima Hybrid

201134 complaints
20131 complaint
20201 complaint

Optima Plug-in Hybrid

20171 complaint
20201 complaint

Rio

201026 complaints
201124 complaints
20131 complaint
20171 complaint
20181 complaint
202027 complaints
202115 complaints
202211 complaints
202312 complaints

Rondo

20109 complaints
20112 complaints

Sedona

201032 complaints
201165 complaints
20163 complaints
20171 complaint
20181 complaint
202020 complaints
20219 complaints

Seltos

2021368 complaints
202272 complaints
202346 complaints
202445 complaints
202512 complaints

Seltos Ice

20264 complaints

Sorento

20103 complaints
20111,517 complaints
20124 complaints
20135 complaints
20147 complaints
20157 complaints
20168 complaints
20173 complaints
20181 complaint
20193 complaints
2020134 complaints
202112 complaints
2022189 complaints
2023119 complaints
202440 complaints
202573 complaints

Sorento Hev

202330 complaints

Sorento Hybrid

202121 complaints
202212 complaints
20246 complaints
202542 complaints

Sorento Ice

20266 complaints

Sorento Phev

20238 complaints

Sorento Plug-in Hybrid

202222 complaints
20242 complaints
202511 complaints

Soul

2010135 complaints
2011194 complaints
20122 complaints
20134 complaints
20143 complaints
20163 complaints
20173 complaints
20181 complaint
20191 complaint
2020378 complaints
2021232 complaints
202288 complaints
202350 complaints
202429 complaints
202512 complaints

Sportage

201020 complaints
2011181 complaints
20122 complaints
20134 complaints
20142 complaints
2020160 complaints
202151 complaints
202246 complaints
2023191 complaints
202469 complaints
202551 complaints

Sportage Hev

202397 complaints

Sportage Hybrid

202418 complaints
202513 complaints
20271 complaint

Sportage Hybrid Hev

20265 complaints

Sportage Ice

202627 complaints

Sportage Phev

202315 complaints

Sportage Phev Phev

20262 complaints

Sportage Plug-in Hybrid

202412 complaints
20256 complaints

Stinger

202016 complaints
202117 complaints
202218 complaints
20235 complaints

Telluride

2020758 complaints
2021362 complaints
2022322 complaints
2023206 complaints
2024215 complaints
2025112 complaints
202721 complaints

Telluride Hybrid

20278 complaints