{"id":"2025_kia_k4","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"K4","model_slug":"k4","year":2025,"url":"/kia/k4/2025/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":48180,"model":"K4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S1)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":30,"hwy":40,"comb":34,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":264,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":1850,"save_spend":2000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48179,"model":"K4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S1)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"with DMS","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":29,"hwy":39,"comb":33,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":273,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":1900,"save_spend":1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48852,"model":"K4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":26,"hwy":36,"comb":29,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":303,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2025"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V046000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2026-01-26","owner_notified":"2026-03-13","units":42677,"summary":"Kia 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 display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, \"Controls and Displays\" and 138, \"Tire Pressure Monitoring System.\"","consequence":"An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer, tire pressure, or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC361. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 9, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC361","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V548000","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2025-08-25","owner_notified":"2025-09-12","units":30,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the sub engine assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 12, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC349.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC349","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":45,"crash":10,"fire":0,"injured":8,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",13],["Unspecified",12],["Lane Departure",9],["Forward Collision Avoidance",8],["Power Train",7],["Engine",7]],"by_year":{"2025":19,"2026":26},"excerpts":[["2026-02-13","Back Over Prevention","The insurance claim agent called on behalf of their insured driver, who rented a 2025 Kia K4. The contact stated that while their insured driver was attempting to reverse, the reverse sensor became inoperable with no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the reverse sensor failed to function properly. The\u2026"],["2026-02-06","Forward Collision Avoidance","The 2025 Kia K4 sensors failed to go off resulting in the rear bumper to hit a barrell. The operator of the Kia K4 was reversing at 1mph"],["2026-02-03","Electrical System","The digital instrument panel (including infotainment screen) has occasionally turned off and back on. An article showed Kia and Hyundai were going to have a recall at the end of March for this problem, but noted only 2025 K4 vehicles built after Aug 4, 2025 were involved, while the door frame shows my vehicle built 7/2\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.099,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":65,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":34,"ncap":5,"complaints":45},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}