Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-17 | 23V179000 |
TRAILER HITCHES | 3,555 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ABS was activating inappropriately creating a grinding/pulsating noise while I was attempting to stop at a light. The … |
| 2026-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that during freezing weather, the button was depressed to open… |
| 2026-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, while driving at various speed… |
| 2025-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Strong fuel smell that comes and goes. Dealership replaced fuel injection related parts after finding a leak. Problem i… |
| 2025-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Gas/pump door actuator failed. Unable to open and put gas in car. This car is only 1.5 years old. |
| 2025-08-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The power sliding door does not reverse when an object is in its path. The door closed on my sons body. He was okay we … |
| 2025-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On August 23, 2025, I purchased a certified pre-owned Kia Carnival. Within hours, the vehicle had a severe fuel leak th… |
| 2025-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My [XXX] son locked himself and his [XXX] brother in the car today. The scenario which is repeatable is if the cars s… |
| 2025-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | After working out at my gym, my daughters and I were driving on a side street near at around 35MPH. With no warning, a … |
| 2025-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that the seat belt located in the rear middle row was inoperab… |
| 2024-08-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My 2023 KIA Carnival has a windshield cracked even without hitting rock or anything. My vehicle was parked on the drive… |
| 2024-08-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The windshield started cracking while the car was parked and continued cracking over the next week. The crack now runs … |
| 2024-07-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rails in the middle row where the seats connect to, get extremely hot to the point where it is very hot to touch. T… |
| 2024-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We drove an hour then sat in the car while it was on for about 30 minutes. The gas tank was 14% full. We started drivin… |
| 2024-06-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Gas door does not open. It is faulty and won’t open when car is locked or unlocked. Unable to open to add fuel to vehic… |
| 2024-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The metal rails on the floor where the seats slide are very hot and we are afraid it will run our children. It is more … |
| 2024-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | The driver’s side sliding door was closing and crushed my wife between the door and B pillar. It did not retract upon e… |
| 2023-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Gas door outside cover would not open which makes it impossible to pump gas. Dealership removed door to enable the abi… |
| 2023-10-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | Passenger side sliding door periodically gets stuck trying to open or close. My 3 year olds finger got stuck in the clo… |
| 2023-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Kia Carnival's 2nd row seta pretensioners are not working. In the vent of suddent breaks, the seat belts are not latch… |
| 2023-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that an unknown fluid was leaking from the left side of the st… |
| 2023-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The vehicle throws a forward collision warning and then suddenly brakes to slow down while driving with no road hazard … |
| 2023-08-10 | LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated there was oil leaking from the vehicle onto the floorboard nea… |
| 2023-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Purchased in Aug 2022 brand new I express concern very early on that the back door would reopen after starting the car … |
| 2023-06-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown. My vehicle has cut off in the middle of traffic several times. Another incident was when my vehicle was shak… |
| 2023-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have an issue that involves the metal railings in the center of the vehicle (on the floor) to get hot enough to burn … |
| 2023-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The metal rails where the middle seat of the middle row is located occasionally gets too hot to touch. My daughter who … |
| 2023-05-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The tailgate door attempted to close on my head when I was putting something in the trunk when my husband walked away w… |
| 2023-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | today while I was driving my sunroof shattered, big explosion, luckily my sunshade was close and not to many vehicles w… |
| 2023-04-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | The side sliding (rear) doors do not stop when there is an object in between. Even when you put heavy force (this is in… |
| 2023-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | We are concerned about the safety of the sliding doors on your 2023 Kia Carnival. The sensor does not detect objects in… |
| 2023-02-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Auto-stop/reverse on power side doors is not sensitive enough to prevent crushing hazard if someone gets caught in the … |
| 2023-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear automatic door shut on adult even after bumping into the individual. The sensor did not stop the door from closing… |
| 2023-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | The door closing automation applies excessive force before the safety function engages to re-open. This poses a high r… |
| 2022-11-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear sliding door safety sensors not working properly. Doors do not stop closing unless excessive force is applied by a… |
| 2022-10-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Very small rock hit windshield and cracked entire windshield; crack spread quickly and has continued to progress |
| 2022-07-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sliding door shut on toddlers fingers, the safety mechanism for the door to open failed. |
| 2022-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car keeps shutting of while driving ,the car jerks when accelerating, I press on the gas and sometimes it doesn't a… |
| 2022-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The sliding power doors do not reverse when hitting a person or object. You have to use excessive force to get them to … |
| 2022-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | Daughter presses the button on the inside of the van. She didn't move her hand soon enough out of the way for the door … |
| 2022-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2023 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that while driving 65-70 MPH, within 48 hours of pu… |