Kia K5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 513 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Kia K5 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The K5 has 9 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'21 '22 '23 '24Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints513Top: Fuel/propulsion system Safety recalls92021–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SGHFan, CC0.

Best & worst years

Kia K5 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 K5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

17113011232 54 14

'21'22'23'24'25'26

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/10014 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/10054 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Best74/10032 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Solid50/100112 complaints · 4 recalls 2022Solid47/100130 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Solid50/100171 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kia K5 problems

All model years combined: 513 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

124Fuel/propulsion system6 crash/fire/injury

99Electrical system7 crash/fire/injury

87Engine8 crash/fire/injury

61Power train7 crash/fire/injury

44Structure5 crash/fire/injury

40Fuel system, gasoline

35Forward collision avoidance

29Service brakes

27Air bags

14915 other systems12 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system	124	6
Electrical system	99	7
Engine	87	8
Power train	61	7
Structure	44	5
Fuel system, gasoline	40	3
Forward collision avoidance	35	7
Service brakes	29	3
Air bags	27	20
15 other systems	149	12

9 recalls

Kia K5 recalls

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

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-046 · 2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · 42,677 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline25V-794 · 2021–2024 · Nov 17, 2025 · 250,547 vehicles Body: roof and pillars25V-493 · 2023–2025 · Jul 28, 2025 · 100,063 vehicles Lighting control module: software25V-351 · 2025 · May 27, 2025 · 82,281 vehicles Side/window: curtain23V-149 · 2021–2023 · Mar 7, 2023 · 188,912 vehicles Power train: automatic transmission22V-760 · 2021–2023 · Oct 11, 2022 · 69,038 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-519 · 2021–2022 · Jul 8, 2021 · 21,575 vehicles Lane keep: steering assist21V-447 · 2021–2022 · Jun 14, 2021 · 846 vehicles Air bags: air bag/restraint control module21V-164 · 2021 · Mar 11, 2021 · 142 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K5

Sep 12, 2022
Loss of Motive PowerDP22003 · 2023 · closed Dec 12, 2023
No recall