Kia K5 by model year

792 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia K5 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 K5

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
2021	265
2022	224
2023	159
2024	46
2025	77
2026	21

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				27 to 30
2026	21		1	27 to 30
2025	77	Tires (20%)	2	27 to 30	5 stars
2024	46	Engine (20%)	2	27 to 31	5 stars
2023	159	Fuel system (35%)	4	27 to 31	5 stars
2022	224	Fuel system (20%)	5	27 to 32	5 stars
2021	265	Fuel system (22%)	6	27 to 32	5 stars