Kia Carnival problems, by model year and system
497 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Kia Carnival 2022–2027, and the 1 system the record is deep on — electrical (168). Each system has a page across the years; 1 model-year page goes deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsKia Carnival complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical |
|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — |
| 2026 48 in all | 18 |
| 2025 188 in all | 104 |
| 2024 74 in all | 16 |
| 2023 51 in all | 6 |
| 2022 136 in all | 24 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Kia Carnival system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 168 complaints across 6 model years, 34% of everything owners filed about the Kia Carnival. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Kia Carnival year has the most complaints?
2025 (188), 2022 (136), 2024 (74). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.