Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Kia Telluride. Hover a bar for the count.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2027
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2020 Kia Telluride - 928 complaints
- 2021 Kia Telluride - 455 complaints
- 2022 Kia Telluride - 423 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2023 Kia Telluride - 311 complaints
- 2024 Kia Telluride - 320 complaints
- 2022 Kia Telluride - 423 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 Kia Telluride | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 Kia Telluride | 144 | 3 |
| 2024 Kia Telluride | 320 | 5 |
| 2023 Kia Telluride | 311 | 6 |
| 2022 Kia Telluride | 423 | 7 |
| 2021 Kia Telluride | 455 | 5 |
| 2020 Kia Telluride | 928 | 7 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V430000 | 2020-2024 | Seats | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob or an improper recall 24V407 |
| 26V356000 | 2027 | Seat Belts | Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Telluride and Telluride Hybrid vehicles. The driver seat belt emergency locking retractor may lock, causing the seat belt strap not |
| 26V135000 | 2027 | Seat Belts | Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026 Kia K4 vehicles. The rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third-row center seat belt a |
| 26V105000 | 2025 | Seats | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride vehicles, equipped with power front seat(s). Due to a manufacturing error, the driver and passenger seat back frame asse |
| 25V745000 | 2025 | Tires | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Telluride and 2026 Sorento vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the |
| 25V494000 | 2023-2025 | Structure | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle. |
| 24V407000 | 2020-2024 | Seats | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob, which can result in a fire |
| 24V214000 | 2020-2024 | Power Train | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle r |
| 24V148000 | 2020 | Exterior Lighting | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020 Telluride vehicles. The high beam headlights may fail. |
| 24V077000 | 2024 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 Telluride vehicles. The engine valve springs may break while driving, which can result in a loss of drive power and possibly creat |
| 23V298000 | 2023 | Electrical System | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a |
| 23V035000 | 2023 | Air Bags | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Telluride vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the wire harnesses for the second row seat side air bags may become damaged, cau |
| 22V626000 | 2020-2022 | Trailer Hitches | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Telluride vehicles potentially equipped with a Genuine Kia 4-pin tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purcha |
| 22V509000 | 2022 | Tires | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento and Telluride vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the a |
| 22V344000 | 2022 | Electrical System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Telluride vehicles. Excess adhesive in a circuit board within the instrument cluster may cause the instrument cluster display scr |
| 21V577000 | 2022 | Electrical System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Telluride vehicles. The LCD display screen may remain blank after startup. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requir |
| 21V164000 | 2021 | Air Bags | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System (OCS/ODS) unit may not detect the presence of |
| 20V436000 | 2020 | Forward Collision Avoidance | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2020 Telluride vehicles equipped with Smart Cruise Control (SCC). When a trailer is connected to the vehicle, the trailer brake lights |
| 19V594000 | 2020 | Seat Belts | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2020 Telluride vehicles. The seat belt assemblies in the front passenger, second, and/or third row seats may not tightly secure a chil |