2025 Kia Telluride: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 62 complaints
62
Total Complaints
5,899mi
Median Mileage
Visibility/Wiper
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,470 25th Percentile
5,899 Median Mileage
33,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Visibility/Wiper
10
Unknown Or Other
10
Electrical System
7
Engine
5
Body
4
Seats
4
Power Train
2
Exterior Lighting
2
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
2
Vehicle Speed Control
2

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I bought my Kia Telluride on 10/25/2024. The windshield already has a long crack in the bottom going upwards. A chip will not normally extend the crack this quick after a purchase of a vehicle. Several others have reported the same from earlier Telluride models. This poses a driving risk especially ..."
"My 2025 Kia Teulluride that I bought on 10/21/2024 was sitting in my garage over night on 11/20/2024. The next morning 11/21/2024 I went to leave for work and notice a huge crack in the windshield. Goes from the driver side to about half way to the middle of the windshield"
"Issue: Engine stall & loud tapping/grinding noise Vehicle only has 1,100 miles and has stalled about 5 times when slowing down to about 10mph & then accelerating again. Issue has also happened when going about 3mph & then accelerating. About 10sec stall & then vehicle takes off. Several of the sta..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 12 AZ: 7 CA: 6 FL: 5 IL: 5 OH: 4 SD: 3 MD: 3 TN: 2 SC: 2

Kia Telluride — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
202084211
202137313
202237215
202325711
20242756

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