FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Stinger

Owners have filed 231 complaints about the KIA Stinger with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2023. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2018 KIA Stinger

91 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2022 KIA Stinger

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Stinger 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.

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
2023 6 1 0 Body & Structure
2022 A 26 0 0 Electrical System
2021 C 25 3 0 Brakes
2020 B 29 1 0 47,922 Fuel & Propulsion
2019 D 54 1 3 16,041 Engine & Cooling
2018 F 91 4 12 17,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a KIA Stinger

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

Engine & Cooling 51 22.1%

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2018

Brakes 30 13.0%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 22 9.5%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 5.2%

Worst in 2022

Lights 10 4.3%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 9 3.9%

Worst in 2018

Steering 5 2.2%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 3 1.3%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.3%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 0.9%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 1 0.4%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

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

Oct 2018 peak 9 Aug 2026

Compare the KIA Stinger

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