2022 Kia Telluride problems and complaints

Owners have filed 327 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Kia Telluride. The most-reported areas: Unknown Or Other (81), Visibility/Wiper (73), Electrical System (69).

Key takeaways

  • 327 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 4 a fire, 9 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Unknown Or Other8125%
Visibility/Wiper7322%
Electrical System6921%
Engine309%
Power Train268%
Visibility216%
Structure206%
Service Brakes155%
Forward Collision Avoidance124%
Seats113%
Seat Belts82%
Suspension82%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2022 Kia Telluride SUV AWD5/54/55/54/5
2022 Kia Telluride SUV FWD5/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Exterior Lighting - filed 2026-10-09

My low beam passenger side headlight started turning on and off randomly. Now it’s both low and high beams. Some days it is on when I start the vehicle and then turns off while driving and vise versa. Some days there is a dash light with it, and some days there is not. Some days it is out all day, while other days ...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-10-07

Sunroof wind deflector broke which caused the track to break also

Seats - filed 2026-10-07

The contact owns a 2022 Kia Telluride. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V430000 (Seats) and 24V407000 (Seats) and the recall repairs were performed. The contact stated that the seats constantly became hot and lowered down while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The deal...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.