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2025 Kia Telluride — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 120 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

120
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
3
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
2
Involved Fire
owner-reported
5
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Kia Telluride — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

0 complaints

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773 complaints

370 complaints

327 complaints

207 complaints

221 complaints

120 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 45 reports
Electrical System 22 reports
Unknown Or Other 22 reports
Visibility/wiper 18 reports
Power Train 8 reports
Seats 8 reports
Steering 8 reports
Structure 6 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Steering ODI 11705157 12/15/2025

The contact rented a 2025 Kia Telluride. The contact stated that there was damage to the rear bumper upon retrieval. While using lane assist, traveling around a curve at 55 MPH, the steering wheel was pushing and pulling, and failed to turn and continued going straight; the vehicle crossed the highway and crashed into a ditch. There were no warning lights illuminated. The co…

Structure ODI 11704264 12/10/2025

The contact owns a 2025 Kia Telluride. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V494000 (Structure) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Visibility/wiper ODI 11627034 11/23/2024

My 2025 Kia Teulluride that I bought on 10/21/2024 was sitting in my garage over night on 11/20/2024. The next morning 11/21/2024 I went to leave for work and notice a huge crack in the windshield. Goes from the driver side to about half way to the middle of the windshield

Structure ODI 11700666 11/20/2025

There is excessive noise coming from both passenger and driver side windows. It sounds like the windows are opened. The dealer said all seals are good but the windows aren't fully sealed.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11698667 11/10/2025

The front windshield cracked without any impact. We drove from Arizona to California and nothing hit our windshield or vehicle. We parked our vehicle and a visible spot and can see our vehicle at all times and we walked out and our windshield was cracked down the middle all the way into the driver side. It was not drivable back home to Arizona.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Problems Checker

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2025 Kia Telluride reliable?
Owners have filed 120 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Kia Telluride, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Kia Telluride years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.