Worst years for a KIA Carnival
Owners have filed 538 complaints about the KIA Carnival with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
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2022 KIA Carnival180 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly other & unspecified.
Every KIA Carnival year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
What breaks on a KIA Carnival
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2024
Worst in 2024
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2025
Worst in 2024
Exactly what failed on a KIA Carnival
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Carnival, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Carnival problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the KIA Carnival
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.