Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia K5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia K5? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Kia K5 problems by model year
20 recall entries and 487 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 K5 | 1 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 K5 | 2 | 51 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 K5 | 2 | 30 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 K5 | 4 | 106 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 K5 | 5 | 125 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 K5 | 6 | 164 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia K5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- fuel/propulsion system117 complaints
- electrical system95 complaints
- unknown or other90 complaints
- engine83 complaints
- power train57 complaints
- structure43 complaints
- fuel system37 complaints
- gasoline37 complaints