Reliability & cost of ownership
Kia Telluride Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kia Telluride? 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 Telluride problems by model year
35 recall entries and 1992 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 Telluride | 2 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Telluride | 3 | 111 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Telluride | 5 | 215 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Telluride | 6 | 206 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Telluride | 7 | 321 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Telluride | 5 | 360 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Telluride | 7 | 758 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kia Telluride, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- unknown or other469 complaints
- visibility/wiper345 complaints
- engine313 complaints
- electrical system286 complaints
- exterior lighting206 complaints
- power train171 complaints
- structure155 complaints
- forward collision avoidance90 complaints