Kia TellurideYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 2,089 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Kia Telluride year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Telluride has 19 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: BuickRiviera99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kia Telluride 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 Telluride median. Tap a year for its full report.
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- Caution
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- Best
- Not rated
Most common Kia Telluride problems
All model years combined: 2,089 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility/wiper | 353 | 1 |
| Engine | 346 | 15 |
| Electrical system | 306 | 16 |
| Exterior lighting | 211 | 2 |
| Power train | 181 | 8 |
| Structure | 158 | 6 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 91 | 12 |
| Visibility | 84 | 2 |
| Suspension | 74 | 0 |
| 24 other systems | 459 | 52 |
Kia Telluride recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 19 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Telluride
- Complete Loss of High BeamsLed to recall 24V-148