Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2025 Kia Carnival.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am writing concerning the Driver Attention Warning system and how it seems to be way too sensitive and when it keeps … |
| 2026-03-16 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Date/time of incident 03-16-2026 18:09-18:17 * Faulting component: Infotainment screen (screen to the right of gauge cl… |
| 2026-03-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | Today, my young daughter pressed the button on the inside of the door to close the sliding door. Her hand was still in … |
| 2026-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Due to soy-insulated wiring used in wiring harnesses, rodents are attracted to the wiring components in the engine bay.… |
| 2026-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Was driving to work this morning and the first time I tried to get accelerate, I was unable to get above 31 MPH no matt… |
| 2026-01-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? While driving all of… |
| 2026-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am submitting a safety-related complaint regarding my 2025 Kia Carnival with approximately 4,000 miles. The vehicle … |
| 2025-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 12v Battery died 2 times first on 12/26 then on 1/25. We had to call in roadside assistance for jump start. This was re… |
| 2025-11-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The 12-volt battery fully discharges and leaves the vehicle inoperable ONLY when parked in my attached townhouse garage… |
| 2025-11-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE SOUND OF GLASS SHATTERING. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT ALL MY W… |
| 2025-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid produces externally audible audio while the vehicle is locked, with all doors and windows f… |
| 2025-10-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was stopped in in the left turn lane with my right foot on the brake pedal. Suddenly the car began to rapidly move fo… |
| 2025-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The component that has failed are both Rear Entertainment System (RES). The vehicle is at the dealership and they are u… |
| 2025-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I live in Alabama. Temperature here is 34 degrees so far in the morning. My check engine light is on. I have taken it i… |
| 2025-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving about 6:30ish in the morning and my whole dashboard went black and my head lights turned off couple secon… |
| 2025-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 12V battery drains if the car is left unused for more than 3-4 days. Car needs to be jumped to start it up again. The i… |
| 2025-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The 2025 Kia Carnivals have a safety systems that prompts the driver to, "Take and coffee break". The system cannot be … |
| 2025-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The main screen dashboard suddenly turned off while driving and will not come back. No odometer, turn signal, lane keep… |
| 2025-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Side passenger doors do not stop when something is in the way when the automatic door close feature is used. We tried h… |
| 2025-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I was trying to accelerate over 30 MPH I got a driver assistance warning 10 warning lights came on so I pulled ove… |
| 2025-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Battery randomly dies. |
| 2025-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is the second time, while I was driving that the car would not want to pick up speed and shuddered. The engine l… |
| 2025-07-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On two separate occasions, [XXX] and [XXX], I received emails from Kia Connect giving me a 12-Volt Battery Discharge W… |
| 2025-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle (2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid) has suffered from a systemic parasitic 12V battery drain since the first month o… |
| 2025-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | The passenger sliding door pinch sensor did activate; but not before child’s hand was pinched in door and it almost dre… |
| 2025-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On or around [XXX] the rear occupant sensor warning light came on. We scheduled a service appointment with the dealersh… |
| 2025-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle Malfunction Report What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon re… |
| 2025-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was turning onto a main thoroughfare fare, and the van was slow to accelerate, Engine light briefly blinked, then wen… |
| 2025-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While I was driving on a highway, my vehicles "check engine" and "batter" lights were illuminated and a warning came ac… |
| 2025-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car doesn't start after overnight, or after a period of no usage for a certain time. Push button doesn't start the … |
| 2025-06-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The floor behind the passenger side gets very hot and you cannot touch where the tracks for the seat are with your hand… |
| 2025-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 6-9-25, for the second time in the 10 weeks that I have owned my new 2025 KIA Carnival it has failed to accelerate b… |
| 2025-05-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Carnival came with DVD players for kids in the back seat. It contains a volume control that can be controlled by the ch… |
| 2025-05-11 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | The "consider taking a break" feature pops up every 5 minutes when I am driving and it is beyond distracting and leads … |
| 2025-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On April 22, 2025 my Kia Carnival Ex would not accelerate more than 30 mph after pulling away from a traffic light. A w… |
| 2025-03-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | On [XXX], while folding the second-row seatback to access the third row, as the seatback folded forward, it did so with… |
| 2025-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL;DR : Vehicle engages limp home mode without any notification to the driver that it is in limp home mode and doesn’t … |
| 2025-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle's battery drain after turning off and cannot restart. It can cause to stall the vehicle on road. Kia Connec… |
| 2025-02-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | In February I was driving on the highway at the speed limit, 65MPH when a rock flew back from a truck and hit the botto… |
| 2025-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | One night while driving all lights went out even panel radio too and in a couple of seconds came back to normal..a few … |
| 2025-01-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2025-01-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On [XXX], I was in a busy parking garage holding my [XXX] child on my hip and pushing the stroller, with my [XXX] saf… |
| 2024-12-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for service, and the co… |
| 2024-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Bought the car after 2 months of owning it and not driving for 3 days car wouldn’t start had to charge the battery Hap… |
| 2024-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving at highway speeds the exterior and interior lighting/electrial system shut down completely. My headlights… |
| 2024-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Brand new car and the battery is draining. Leaving the vehicle unable to start. |
| 2024-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The battery has died twice within 3 months. I couldn’t leave my house to collect my kids. The problem has been commen… |
| 2024-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There seems to be a very common problem of the 2025 Kia Carnival having a battery drain issue, leaving people stranded.… |
| 2024-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 12V Vehicle battery drained. Unable to start Vehicle. |
| 2024-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'm getting an alert in the car app that says low battery and will not perform any lock/unlock/start, etc features. It … |