2023 Kia Carnival: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 56 complaints
56
Total Complaints
20,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,337 25th Percentile
20,000 Median Mileage
42,119 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE
4
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH:EMERGENCY MECHANICAL RELEASE
1
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1
LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Daughter presses the button on the inside of the van. She didn't move her hand soon enough out of the way for the door to close. The door closed on her hand, she had to press the button open from the door closing on her thumb. She came balling her eyes out to me. Her thumb swelled 3 x's as big. The ..."
"Sliding door shut on toddlers fingers, the safety mechanism for the door to open failed."
"Very small rock hit windshield and cracked entire windshield; crack spread quickly and has continued to progress"

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