2025 Kia Carnival: owner complaints and recalls

68% of everything owners report about the 2025 Kia Carnival points at a single system: electrical system. That is 81 of 119 complaints on file.

119
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
5
Injuries
33.6
Severity index

Severity index 33.6 - Low. 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: 33.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2025 Kia Carnival sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 42 2025 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2025 Kia Carnival ranks 27 of 42 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 36% of its model-year peers. See the full 2025 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 81 complaints (68.1%)81 68%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 19 complaints (16.0%)19 16%EngineEngine: 15 complaints (12.6%)15 13%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 7 complaints (5.9%)7 6%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 5 complaints (4.2%)5 4%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (4.2%)5 4%SeatsSeats: 4 complaints (3.4%)4 3%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (3.4%)4 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8168.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1916.0%
ENGINE1512.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM75.9%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING54.2%
POWER TRAIN54.2%
SEATS43.4%
STRUCTURE43.4%

Complaints filed per year

028552024: 552025: 332026: 31 (partial year)24552526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202455
202533
2026 (year to date)31

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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.