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Best and worst years for the Kia K5

Of the 5 model years of the Kia K5 with enough data to compare, the 2021 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (265), and the 2024 has the fewest (46).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Kia K5 0 150 300 2021: 265 265 '21 2022: 224 224 '22 2023: 159 '23 2024: 46 46 '24 2025: 77 77 '25 2026: 21 '26
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2021265
2022224
2023159
202446
202577
202621

What stands out

The 2021 stands out, with about 1.7 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2021 and 2022. Or the years with the fewest: 2024 and 2025.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20262121
20257777
20244646
2023159159
2022224224
2021265265