Kia Telluride problems, by model year and system
2,028 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Kia Telluride 2020–2027, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — engine (346), electrical (302), exterior lighting (184), transmission and drivetrain (178). Each system has a page across the years; 7 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 communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Exterior lighting problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Kia Telluride complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | exterior lighting | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 35 in all | 5 | 6 | — | 8 |
| 2025 115 in all | 44 | 21 | — | 8 |
| 2024 218 in all | 18 | 48 | — | 14 |
| 2023 207 in all | 26 | 51 | — | 24 |
| 2022 324 in all | 32 | 76 | — | 26 |
| 2021 365 in all | 66 | 41 | — | 28 |
| 2020 764 in all | 155 | 59 | 184 | 70 |
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 Telluride system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 346 complaints across 7 model years, 17% of everything owners filed about the Kia Telluride. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Kia Telluride year has the most complaints?
2020 (764), 2021 (365), 2022 (324). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.