KIA driver assist problems
Owners have filed 1,196 complaints with NHTSA about the driver-assist systems on KIA vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 28 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the KIA Sorento, worst in 2019.
These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.
1,196
Complaints
100%
Share of all KIA complaints
192
Crashes
10
Fires
Which KIA models have the most driver assist problems
Worst KIA model years for driver assist problems
| Vehicle | Complaints | Share of that year | Median miles | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 KIA Sportage | 60 | 19% | 14,150 | F |
| 2024 KIA Telluride | 58 | 18% | 22,000 | D |
| 2024 KIA EV9 | 57 | 17% | — | B |
| 2019 KIA Optima | 55 | 17% | 20,000 | F |
| 2019 KIA Sorento | 43 | 7% | 13,175 | B |
| 2021 KIA Telluride | 33 | 7% | 9,300 | F |
| 2022 KIA EV6 | 33 | 8% | 65,300 | F |
| 2023 KIA Telluride | 33 | 10% | 3,006 | B |
| 2019 KIA Forte | 29 | 13% | 11,500 | B |
| 2023 KIA Sorento | 28 | 13% | 35,000 | B |
| 2022 KIA Telluride | 24 | 6% | 10,500 | D |
| 2021 KIA K5 | 22 | 9% | 17,951 | B |
| 2023 KIA Forte | 22 | 22% | 35,000 | F |
| 2025 KIA K4 | 21 | 24% | 1,300 | F |
| 2022 KIA K5 | 20 | 9% | 9,000 | F |
| 2020 KIA Telluride | 18 | 2% | 20,000 | C |
| 2016 KIA Sorento | 17 | 1% | 100,000 | A |
| 2024 KIA Sportage | 17 | 17% | — | F |
| 2017 KIA Sorento | 16 | 2% | 62,000 | A |
| 2018 KIA Sorento | 16 | 5% | 72,000 | F |
Other KIA problems
Driver assist problems on other brands
- Honda driver assist problems 8,580
- Tesla driver assist problems 7,330
- Ford driver assist problems 5,155
- Hyundai driver assist problems 2,262
- Nissan driver assist problems 2,157
- Chevrolet driver assist problems 1,918
- Toyota driver assist problems 1,665
- Jeep driver assist problems 1,557
- Volkswagen driver assist problems 1,547
- Subaru driver assist problems 1,280
- RAM driver assist problems 1,178
- GMC driver assist problems 866