Kia Cadenza by model year

294 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Cadenza across 7 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Cadenza

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2014	149
2015	64
2016	18
2017	47
2018	8
2019	8

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2020			1	23
2019	8		1	23
2018	8		1	23
2017	47	Engine (28%)	2	23
2016	18		2	22
2015	64	Electrical system (20%)	2	22
2014	149	Engine (20%)	3	22