Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | 25V351000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE | 82,281 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving on the interstate at 70 miles an hour on cruise, I turned off cruise control in order to take control of … |
| 2026-03-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | On March 14, 2026 I discovered that my rear passenger tire had a large bubble. Pirelli P Zero All season 235/45/18. I c… |
| 2026-03-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | I brought my car into Dyer Kia on March 16, 2025 to replace my rear passenger side tire that had a bubble in it.They fi… |
| 2026-02-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | The car material itself is very cheap meaning it poor quality, very flimsy, I hit a curb and the grill and cover just b… |
| 2026-02-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | The stock OE Pirelli PZero 235/45 R18 tire had a sidewall bubble identified after 7200 miles. The tire was originally t… |
| 2026-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving in the dark this morning with my eight year old in the backseat, my headlights shut off, my entire dash i… |
| 2026-01-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | On 1/12/26 I brought my 2025 Kia K5 to Dyer Kia in Lake Wales, Florida, for a blow out on my right front tire. The tire… |
| 2025-12-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | While I was driving, the panoramic sunroof suddenly shattered without any impact. I did not hear or see any object hit … |
| 2025-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | k5 car seat belt locked 2025 gt line fix replacement of the assembly Retraction Issue deployed Stuck |
| 2025-11-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Component/System Involved: The vehicle experienced a brief electrical failure affecting multiple systems simultaneously… |
| 2025-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KIA has hasd a recall since July of 2025 and the part to fix the back window trim. The part was supposed to be ready to… |
| 2025-10-20 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | fix |
| 2025-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shortly after a routine oil change performed at a Kia dealership, I discovered a significant oil leak underneath the ve… |
| 2025-10-06 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 65 MPH, there was an abnormal bangin… |
| 2025-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the entire car goes black kind of like you just turned it off. It has only happened at night time. The da… |
| 2025-09-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | Tire size: P 235/45 R 18 While I was driving home from work my steering started feeling a little shaky. My commute is 6… |
| 2025-09-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | Transmission has extremely hard shifting if vehicle sits for more than 24 hours. After the vehicle is parked, inside ga… |
| 2025-09-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the Tir… |
| 2025-08-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased from the Kia dealer as a brand-new ve… |
| 2025-07-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | OEM Pirelli tire blew out going 55mph. The car has 6500 miles on it. The sidewall of the tire blew. There were no punc… |
| 2025-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Third time that this happened when I step on the gas you're accelerate the transmission wines when I'm trying to merge … |
| 2025-07-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | Three of the four tires, rated for 30k miles, have failed. There are 11,400 miles on the tires. Back passenger tire ble… |
| 2025-07-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I am the owner of a 2025 Kia K5 GT-Line that was recently involved in an accident. In the days prior to the crash, I ex… |
| 2025-07-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My 2025 Kia K5 with less than 10k miles on it is experiencing intermittent windshield wiper failure. Starting over two … |
| 2025-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | The K5 - as soon as I began driving it at 0 miles, I noticed it shifted at lower speeds extremely hard. Head-jerking ha… |
| 2025-06-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Tire pressure light did not illuminate. Tire was apparently low, and tire blew out at stop. Inside sidewall of tire h… |
| 2025-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am reporting a safety concern with the KIA K5 Advance Driving Assistance Systems. The concern is the Driver Attention… |
| 2025-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I believe my cars GPS system is having issues where it thinks I’m on the wrong side of the road and proceeds to reducin… |
| 2025-03-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I had plenty of time to pull onto a perpendicular street. While accelerating the car would not shift to next gear. It h… |
| 2024-12-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that while driving at speeds over 55 MPH, the hood vibrated abnormal… |
| 2024-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving, the entire control panel shuts down including all interior and exterior lights. It completely resets eve… |
| 2024-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While cruising at approximately 40 mph on a surface street, the car lost all power, completely shutting down. After rol… |
| 2024-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Battery keeps dying even after replacement. I would drive it then park it overnight and the next day it would dead. thi… |
| 2024-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that occasionally while driving at various speeds, the front headlig… |
| 2024-08-01 | ENGINE | Yes | 3 | The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that the engine made an abnormally loud sound while driving and idli… |
| 2024-07-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | While driving on a rural road, a cow ran in front of my vehicle and I collided with it. The car was towed to a repair s… |
| 2024-07-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TPMS malfunction light came on around 7-3-24. Took car in for repair, they fixed it. (Said something was unplugged) Tod… |