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Owner complaints · Electrical System · every model year

Kia Telluride electrical problems, 2020–2027

302 of the 2,028 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Kia Telluride 2020–2027 name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). The loudest years: 2022 (76), 2020 (59), 2023 (51). Filed under the same heading across these years: 9 manufacturer bulletins, 4 recall campaigns. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

302 complaints, 7 model years 15% of everything filed about the Telluride typically at 20k miles

Kia Telluride electrical problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the electrical systemShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
2027617%—18 TSBsthe year →
20252118%—12 TSBsthe year →
20244822%—33 TSBsthe year →
2023 in depth5125%—39 TSBs · 1 recallthe record →
2022 in depth7623%—46 TSBs · 2 recallsthe record →
20214111%—54 TSBsthe year →
2020 in depth598%—71 TSBs · 1 recallthe record →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the electrical system. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the electrical complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
302complaints name the electrical system, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2020: 3 · 2021: 23 · 2022: 19 · 2023: 52 · 2024: 59 · 2025: 50 · 2026: 96

20kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 26 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 3,000 and 45,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Day 1 of ownership of brand new vehicle. At less than 100 miles on odometer, the center part of the instrument panel goes completely black and does not display pertinent driving information, potentially information necessary for safety purposes. Problem is intermittent. Dealer is unable to fix and unable to determine cause of problem
Electrical System Jul 23, 2021 NHTSA owner report
UNKNOWN: LCD Cluster Instrument Display went black after purchasing the car for 1 day
Electrical System Jul 20, 2021 NHTSA owner report
The instrument cluster periodically stops working. The speedometer and Tachometer stop working, and all warning lights flash on and off randomly. It shows the doors and hoods opening and closing on the display as well along with other warning lights.
Electrical System May 8, 2023 NHTSA owner report
Side view mirror motor is defective (30,000 miles, well cared for). Dealer service department needs to get clearance for repair and do not know when the mirror motor parts will be in. In the meantime, the driver's side mirror cannot be manually adjusted into proper position. This makes left lane changes very risky.
Electrical System Mar 8, 2023 NHTSA owner report
After 3 months, vehicle started showing intermittent warnings at startup related to multiple collision warning systems-- forward collision, blindspot sensors, rear cross traffic. Over a few weeks, it was no longer intermittent and occurred every time. Multiple ACD systems wouldn't function due to blind spot sensor failures.
Electrical System Aug 7, 2023 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the electrical system, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

9 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading, any model year

The 8 newest are listed; each model year’s page lists every one filed on that year. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Other systems with a record on the Kia Telluride

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Kia Telluride problems by year →

From here
Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Kia Telluride years have the most electrical complaints?

2022, 76; 2020, 59; 2023, 51. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2023 (25%).

Is there a recall for the electrical system on the Kia Telluride?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 23V298000 (2023), 22V344000 (2022), 21V577000 (2022), 20V436000 (2020). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do electrical problems show up on the Kia Telluride?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 3,000 and 45,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?

Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.