Kia K900Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 68 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Kia K900.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints68Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls42015–2020 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kia K900 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 K900 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Caution
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Best
Not rated

2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/10010 complaints · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/10054 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kia K900 problems

All model years combined: 68 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Exterior lighting1 crash/fire/injury

16Air bags

13Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

9Engine1 crash/fire/injury

6Service brakes, hydraulic

5Structure

4Wheels

4Service brakes

3Suspension

138 other systems

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
Exterior lighting	21	1
Air bags	16	0
Electrical system	13	1
Engine	9	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	6	0
Structure	5	0
Wheels	4	0
Service brakes	4	0
Suspension	3	0
8 other systems	13	0

4 recalls

Kia K900 recalls

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

Turbo/supercharger: hoses/plumbing24V-169 · 2019–2020 · Mar 1, 2024 · 36,248 vehicles Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module23V-652 · 2015–2018 · Sep 25, 2023 · 1,730,192 vehiclesPark outside Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module22V-051 · 2016–2018 · Feb 2, 2022 · 126,747 vehiclesPark outside Exterior lighting: headlights16V-210 · 2015–2016 · Apr 12, 2016 · 3,099 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K900

Nov 17, 2023
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module FiresAQ23002 · 2015–2018 · still open
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