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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Kia Telluride problems by model year
35 recall entries and 2,066 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 Telluride | 2 | 25 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 Telluride | 3 | 124 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Telluride | 5 | 226 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Telluride | 6 | 211 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Telluride | 7 | 329 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Telluride | 5 | 374 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Telluride | 7 | 777 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
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 other483 complaints
- visibility/wiper350 complaints
- engine342 complaints
- electrical system300 complaints
- exterior lighting209 complaints
- power train179 complaints
- structure158 complaints
- forward collision avoidance91 complaints