KIA Carnival Hybrid problems

Owners have filed 140 complaints about the KIA Carnival Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2025 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every KIA Carnival Hybrid 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.

98 42

25 26

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
2026	—	42	0	0	—	Electrical System
2025	—	98	3	2	—	Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a KIA Carnival Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 28 20.0%

Worst in 2025

Acceleration & Cruise Control 27 19.3%

Worst in 2025

Engine & Cooling 23 16.4%

Worst in 2025

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 13.6%

Worst in 2025

Fuel & Propulsion 14 10.0%

Worst in 2025

Other & Unspecified 11 7.9%

Worst in 2025

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 7 5.0%

Worst in 2026

Brakes 4 2.9%

Worst in 2025

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.1%

Worst in 2025

Body & Structure 2 1.4%

Worst in 2025

Seat Belts 1 0.7%

Worst in 2025

Seats 1 0.7%

Worst in 2025

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Carnival Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2024 peak 22 Aug 2026

Compare the KIA Carnival Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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