2022 Kia Carnival: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 168 complaints
168
Total Complaints
1,875mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,010 25th Percentile
1,875 Median Mileage
16,562 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
STRUCTURE:BODY
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
ENGINE
15
VISIBILITY/WIPER
11
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
6
POWER TRAIN
6
SEATS
4

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
41
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2022 KIA CARNIVAL. THE OUTER MIDDLE SEATS IN THE 8 PASSENGER MODEL. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY USED THE LEVER TO FOLD THE SEAT FOWARD WHEN I MEANT TO USE THE ONE THAT PULLS IT FOWARD ON THE TRACK. WHEN THE SEAT CAME FOWARD IT HIT ME IN THE HEAD SUCH FORCE I THOUGH I WAS GOING HAVE A CONCUSSION. I ..."
"Sliding doors seem unsafe. They take a tremendous amount of force to stop the automatic door from closing. There is no safety mechanism to prevent a child from getting stuck and/or extremely hurt due if caught in sliding doors while closing. Seems like there should be a lesser resistance necessar..."
"We have had 3 instances where the forward collision warning system kicked in without another car in front of our van causing the breaks to engage, then disengage within a second or two. We have noticed that if stopped at a red light with another car in front of us, if the other car has rear sensors ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28