Kia Carnival HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 96 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Kia Carnival Hybrid.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kia Carnival Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Carnival Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Carnival Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 96 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system382
Vehicle speed control330
Engine271
Power train251
Fuel/propulsion system160
Service brakes62
Forward collision avoidance41
Visibility/wiper30
Structure31
5 other systems96
1 recall

Kia Carnival Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.