Kia Seltos problems, by model year and system
553 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Kia Seltos 2021–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — engine (350), transmission and drivetrain (88). Each system has a page across the years; 2 model-year pages go 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 Seltos complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 4 in all | 1 | — |
| 2025 13 in all | 1 | — |
| 2024 45 in all | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 46 in all | 19 | 4 |
| 2022 73 in all | 47 | 10 |
| 2021 372 in all | 272 | 68 |
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 Seltos system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 350 complaints across 7 model years, 63% of everything owners filed about the Kia Seltos. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Kia Seltos year has the most complaints?
2021 (372), 2022 (73), 2023 (46). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.