Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia K900 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia K900? 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 K900 problems by model year
8 recall entries and 65 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 K900 | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 K900 | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 K900 | 3 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 K900 | 2 | 51 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia K900, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- exterior lighting20 complaints
- air bags16 complaints
- electrical system11 complaints
- service brakes10 complaints
- engine9 complaints
- unknown or other8 complaints
- hydraulic6 complaints
- structure5 complaints