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Kia Cadenza

Every Kia Cadenza model year on file, 2015 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1068 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2021
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins401Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 48, 45% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060201548201620172018201920202021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia Cadenza complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
36
Electrical system
20
Visibility and wipers
13
Brakes
12
Fuel system
6
Steering
6
Suspension
5
Lighting
5
Structure
4
Airbags
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Cadenza model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Cadenza by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0118
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1147
2019Sedan50.0371141
2018Sedan70.0581151
2017Sedan3215.61882172
2016Sedan140.01002176
2015Sedan486.33002196
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Cadenza

  • 23V-652 Sep 25, 2023
    Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving
    Brakes · 1.73M vehicles
  • 22V-158 Mar 15, 2022
    During manufacturing, the front windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach
    Visibility and wipers · 30k vehicles
  • 22V-022 Jan 21, 2022
    Rear power windows can be operated by the driver's power window main switch after the ignition has been turned off and a front door is opened
    Electrical system · 451 vehicles
  • 21V-137 Mar 4, 2021
    Electrical circuit in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may short-circuit, which can cause a fire in the engine compartment
    Brakes · 380k vehicles
  • 17V-190 Mar 16, 2017
    Brake vacuum hose on the affected vehicles may kink, reducing braking performance
    Brakes · 47 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.