Kia StingerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 173 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Kia Stinger.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints173Top: Engine Safety recalls72018–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

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

72 45 16 17 18 5

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Caution
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Best
Not rated

2023Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/10017 complaints · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/10016 complaints · 6 recalls 2019Not rated–/10045 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/10072 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kia Stinger problems

All model years combined: 173 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

50Engine5 crash/fire/injury

35Electrical system7 crash/fire/injury

28Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

21Service brakes2 crash/fire/injury

14Power train1 crash/fire/injury

10Exterior lighting

9Fuel system, gasoline

9Structure

8Service brakes, hydraulic

3814 other systems3 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
Engine	50	5
Electrical system	35	7
Fuel/propulsion system	28	1
Service brakes	21	2
Power train	14	1
Exterior lighting	10	0
Fuel system, gasoline	9	0
Structure	9	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	8	0
14 other systems	38	3

7 recalls

Kia Stinger 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 · 2018–2023 · Mar 1, 2024 · 36,248 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-634 · 2018–2021 · Sep 13, 2023 · 18,224 vehicles Instrument panel: fuel gauge21V-862 · 2020–2021 · Nov 5, 2021 · 53 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump20V-560 · 2020–2021 · Sep 16, 2020 · 635 vehicles Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module20V-518 · 2018–2021 · Aug 27, 2020 · 28,200 vehiclesPark outside Steering20V-422 · 2020 · Jul 22, 2020 · 104 vehicles Wiring: front underhood18V-754 · 2018 · Oct 25, 2018 · 16,011 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Stinger

Nov 17, 2023
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module FiresAQ23002 · 2019 · still open
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