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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid problems

NHTSA has received 126 complaints about the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid, and 22% of them involve cruise control. After that come electrical system (19%) and engine (17%).

At a glance

Complaints
126 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Cruise control 22% of complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 2
Injuries and deaths
13 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

the vehicle was rear-ended on the highway. The front driver airbag and seatbelt for the driver and passengers in the middle row, likely malfunctioned, as the driver hit her head on the front visor/headliner and rearview mirror. The rear passenger was thrown into the center console.

September 2026 CrashInjury

Sometimes when I start the engine the sliding doors does a quick open and closes. Told the dealership about it and they couldn’t fix the problem. It’s annoying but I Didn’t really have an issue until my [XXX] old got hit on the head by the sliding door.

April 2025 Injury

The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that her child screamed when the rear passenger’s side sliding door failed to detect the child's hand and closed on the child’s hand on four separate occasions. The contact pressed the rear sliding door button to release the door from the child's hand. The failure resulted in a door indentation across the child's four fingers, but no medical attention was received.

Reported at 18,529 miles, October 2026 Injury

The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle hesitated before accelerating while depressing the accelerator pedal. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was able to duplicate the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, and the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened.

Reported at 3,000 miles, April 2025

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