2025 Kia Telluride problems and complaints
Owners have filed 120 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Telluride. The most-reported areas: Engine (45), Electrical System (22), Unknown Or Other (22).
Key takeaways
- 120 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 3 involve a crash, 2 a fire, 5 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 45 | 38% |
| Electrical System | 22 | 18% |
| Unknown Or Other | 22 | 18% |
| Visibility/Wiper | 18 | 15% |
| Power Train | 8 | 7% |
| Seats | 8 | 7% |
| Steering | 8 | 7% |
| Structure | 6 | 5% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 6 | 5% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 | 4% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 4 | 3% |
| Visibility | 4 | 3% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kia Telluride SUV AWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 2025 Kia Telluride SUV FWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Visibility/Wiper - filed 2026-10-15
The sunroof on my 2025 telluride spontaneously exploded this morning. It sounded like a gunshot went off. No other vehicles were around and wasn’t near anything that could fall on the vehicle
Visibility/Wiper - filed 2026-10-11
I have a 2025 Kia Telluride, purchased in Jan 2025. Almost right away, I started having issues with my windshield wipers where they wouldn't work when the lever was pushed - in any setting (High, low, intermittent, etc.). The rear wipers have always worked. After several visits and holding onto my car for several we...
Engine - filed 2026-10-09
2025 Kia Telluride engine shut down on highway in construction zone with no shoulder. Engine shut off, alarms sounded and it displayed to put the vehicle in park or neutral and restart. I had to coast to an exit ramp. Vehicle did restart and seems to be intermittent.
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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.