2024 Kia Carnival: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 65 complaints about the 2024 Kia Carnival and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is unknown or other, named in 21 of them.

65
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
10
Injuries
135.4
Severity index

Severity index 135.4 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 135.4p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2024 Kia Carnival sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 67 2024 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2024 Kia Carnival ranks 9 of 67 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 87% of its model-year peers. See the full 2024 ranking.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 21 complaints (32.3%)21 32%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 16 complaints (24.6%)16 25%EngineEngine: 7 complaints (10.8%)7 11%SteeringSteering: 7 complaints (10.8%)7 11%SeatsSeats: 6 complaints (9.2%)6 9%StructureStructure: 6 complaints (9.2%)6 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (4.6%)3 5%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 3 complaints (4.6%)3 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2132.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1624.6%
ENGINE710.8%
STEERING710.8%
SEATS69.2%
STRUCTURE69.2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM34.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER34.6%

Complaints filed per year

012242023: 102024: 242025: 162026: 15 (partial year)2324242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202310
202424
202516
2026 (year to date)15

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V02500018/01/2024STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Sportage and 2022-2024 Carnival vehicles. The roof molding may loosen and detach.
26V23200010/04/2026FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.