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Kia Telluride years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 7 model years of the Kia Telluride by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 124 | 62 | 0.9 | 3 | 3 | Typical |
| 2024 | 226 | 75 | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | Typical |
| 2023 | 211 | 53 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 | Typical |
| 2022 | 330 | 66 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | Typical |
| 2021 | 374 | 62 | 0.9 | 5 | 7 | Typical |
| 2020 | 777 | 111 | 1.7 | 7 | 8 | Typical |
- 20270 complaints · 2 recallsToo new to judge
- 2025124 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 2024226 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 2023211 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 2022330 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
- 2021374 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 2020777 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
About this comparison
What Kia Telluride years have the most complaints?
No Kia Telluride model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 7 model years compared. The highest was 2020.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.