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Kia Carnival Hybrid

Every Kia Carnival Hybrid model year on file, 2025 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years867 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22025 to 2026
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins51Summed across model years
By model year

The 2025 model year drew the most complaints, 64, 74% of the model's total

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

0204060802025642026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Kia Carnival Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
33
Speed control
29
Engine and cooling
25
Powertrain
20
Fuel system
15
Brakes
5
Driver assistance
4
Structure
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Seats
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Carnival Hybrid 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 Carnival Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Minivan220.01001024
2025Minivan6410.91000027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Carnival Hybrid

  • 26V-046 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system ยท 43k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.