Kia K4Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 64 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Kia K4.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Kia K4 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 K4 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'25'26
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Kia K4 problems
All model years combined: 64 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
18Electrical system3 crash/fire/injury
12Lane departure6 crash/fire/injury
10Steering4 crash/fire/injury
9Forward collision avoidance5 crash/fire/injury
9Engine
8Power train
8Air bags5 crash/fire/injury
6Vehicle speed control1 crash/fire/injury
4Fuel/propulsion system
158 other systems5 crash/fire/injury
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 18 | 3 |
| Lane departure | 12 | 6 |
| Steering | 10 | 4 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 9 | 5 |
| Engine | 9 | 0 |
| Power train | 8 | 0 |
| Air bags | 8 | 5 |
| Vehicle speed control | 6 | 1 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 4 | 1 |
| 8 other systems | 15 | 5 |
3 recalls
Kia K4 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.