2026 Kia Carnival: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints on the 2026 Kia Carnival, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (7 complaints).

20
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
84.3
Severity index

Severity index 84.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 84.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (35.0%)7 35%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%StructureStructure: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER735.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM525.0%
POWER TRAIN420.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL315.0%
BACK OVER PREVENTION210.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE210.0%
STEERING15.0%
STRUCTURE15.0%

Complaints filed per year

06122025: 82026: 12 (partial year)252612
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20258
2026 (year to date)12

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V04600027/01/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel disp
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. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.