Kia · Midsize Hatchback

Kia Stinger

Every model year 2018–2023: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

6 Model years 2018–2023

20 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

171 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2023 Safety Signal

2022 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2023 Stinger →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Active NHTSA advisory on 4 model years of the Stinger — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Kia Stinger model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2023	Gas	A	1	5	★★★★★	25 mpg
2022	Gas	A	1	18	★★★★★	25 mpg
2021	Gas	D	5	17	★★★★★	25 mpg	Park outside
2020	Gas	F	6	16	★★★★★	25 mpg	Park outside
2019	Gas	C	3	44	—	25 mpg	Park outside
2018	Gas	D	4	71	—	25 mpg	Park outside

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2022

On the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Stinger year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest. The 2020 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2022	A	0.2	4
2023	A	0.3	2
2019	C	0.4	6	Advisory
2021	D	1	3	Advisory
2018	D	0.5	9	Advisory
2020	F	1	3	Advisory

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Common questions about the Kia Stinger

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Kia Stinger year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2022 Stinger comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 18 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Kia Stinger years should I avoid?

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Stinger model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Kia Stinger have?

Across model years 2018–2023, NHTSA has posted 20 recall campaigns for the Kia Stinger. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.