KIA Carnival vs Volvo S80

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	KIA Carnival	Volvo S80
Complaints on file	538	1,321
Model years covered	2022–2026	1999–2016
Worst model year	2022	2000
Best model year	2026	2009
Crashes reported	14	65
Fires reported	0	30
Injuries reported	65	34
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	9.8%

KIA Carnival by year

180 65 93 167 33

22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 132 24.5%

Other & Unspecified 105 19.5%

Body & Structure 55 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 47 8.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 34 6.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 28 5.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 26 4.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 3.5%

Volvo S80 by year

288 442 218 59 30 63 26 22 32 38 20 36 8 11 8 1 12 7

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 228 17.3%

Engine & Cooling 185 14.0%

Electrical System 166 12.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 143 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 89 6.7%

Suspension 86 6.5%

Brakes 69 5.2%

Airbags 55 4.2%