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Kia Seltos

Every Kia Seltos model year on file, 2021 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years55340 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins310Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 372, 67% of the model's total

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

0100200300400202137220222023202420252026
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 Seltos complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
350
Electrical system
90
Powertrain
88
Fuel system
33
Driver assistance
31
Visibility and wipers
16
Speed control
15
Brakes
13
Airbags
12
Structure
9
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Seltos 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 Seltos by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV425.067005
2025SUV137.71000011
2024SUV4511.12252027
2023SUV468.72302151
2022SUV7312.33171182
2021SUV3725.41,24021134
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Seltos

  • 25V-099 Feb 17, 2025
    Piston oil rings may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage
    Engine and cooling · 137k vehicles
  • 23V-830 Dec 22, 2023
    Due to a manufacturing error, the side curtain air bags may deploy unexpectedly
    Airbags · 2,967 vehicles
  • 23V-531 Jul 31, 2023
    Electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat
    Powertrain · 40k vehicles
  • 21V-259 Apr 13, 2021
    Piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which may result in engine damage
    Engine and cooling · 147k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.