Worst years for a KIA Seltos
Owners have filed 768 complaints about the KIA Seltos with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every KIA Seltos 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 Seltos
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2023
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2023
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2021
Exactly what failed on a KIA Seltos
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Seltos, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Seltos 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 Seltos
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.