2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints
77
Total Complaints
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
ENGINE
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
POWER TRAIN
12
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
SEATS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Battery died without cause"
"The vehicle is brand new. We drove it home from the dealership and parked it in the garage, and after just a few days, the battery was totally dead and unresponsive."
"Being a new vehicle the 2nd row seats do not easily slide forward and back. My wife was attempting to move the 2nd row seat forward using the mechanism on the outside of the seat. The back of the seat and the seat moved forward suddenly, striking her in the forehead. The mechanism that holds the 2..."

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