P0016 on Kia vehicles The crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser
P0016 is named on 11 Kia model years (2016–2023): 10 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Forte, Soul, Telluride.
Which Kia model years name P0016
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Kia Forte | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2023 Kia Telluride | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2022 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2021 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2020 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2019 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Kia Forte | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2017 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2016 Kia Forte | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 Kia Soul | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Kia filings that name P0016
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Kia filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0016. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSBENG170 Service bulletin2017-06-19 · Engine
- TSB: ADAPTIVE VALUES RESET FOR DTC P0016 - This bulletin provides the procedure to reset adaptive values on some 2017MY Forte (YDm) 2.0L MPI vehicles, produced from May 15, 2016 through April 26, 2017, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumination with DTC P0016 due to a stuck intake CVVT assembly. To correct this concern, reset the adaptive values of the engine ECU using the KDS
- TSBENG170_R1 Service bulletin2018-08-08 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- TSB: ADAPTIVE VALUES RESET FOR DTC P0016 - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides the procedure to reset adaptive values on some 2017-2018MY Forte (YDm) 2.0L MPI vehicles, produced from May 15, 2016 through June 22, 2018, which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumination with DTC P0016 due to a stuck intake CVVT assembly. To correct t
- PS731 Service bulletin2022-05-25 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- PITSTOP: DTC P0011/ P0014/ P0016/ P0017 DUE TO INCORRECT CAMSHAFT RELUCTOR WHEEL CONFIGURATION - This Pitstop provides information on some 2010-2013MY Soul (AM), 2014-2019MY Soul (PS), and 2020~MY Soul (SK3) vehicles equipped with the engines listed below, which may set DTC P0011, P0014, P0016, or P0017 after an engine replacement. If these DTCs were not present prior to engine replacement, the ca
What P0016 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Kia and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0016 a known problem on Kia vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 10 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P0016 on 11 Kia model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Kia models does P0016 appear on most?
2017 Forte (2 documents), 2018 Forte (1 document), 2016 Forte (1 document).
Does P0016 on a Kia mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.