What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2023 KIA Telluride

Typical pattern

33.3% of complaints about the 2023 KIA Telluride came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2023 vehicle — around the middle of the 177 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 1.4 yr in service. The most-reported system is other (58 complaints), typically at 1.7 yr.

Complaints
312
Median age at failure
1.4 yr
Median mileage
20,000 n=24
Crash / fire / tow
5.4% of reports
Safety recalls
6 2 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Other
58 reports
1.7 yr
3.4%
Electrical system
50 reports · 30,000 mi
1.4 yr
6%
Visibility / wipers
29 reports
1.2 yr
0%
Power train
24 reports · 91,000 mi
1.3 yr
4.2%
Engine
23 reports · 20,000 mi
2.5 yr
4.3%
Collision avoidance
17 reports · 11 mi
1.6 yr
5.9%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V430000 2026-07-02 Do not drive
Seats:front assembly:power adjust

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob or an improper recall 24V407 repair, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

A fire increases the risk of injury.

24V407000 2024-06-05 Do not drive
Seats:front assembly:power adjust

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The front power seat motor may overheat due to a stuck power seat slide knob, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

A fire increases the risk of injury.

25V494000 2025-07-28
Structure:exterior trim

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles. The door belt molding trim can delaminate and detach from the vehicle.

A detached trim piece can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V214000 2024-03-20
Power train:driveline:driveshaft

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Telluride vehicles. The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged, which can result in vehicle roll away while in PARK.

A vehicle roll away increases the risk of a crash or injury.

23V298000 2023-04-26
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen.  The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."

A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

23V035000 2023-01-29
Air bags:side/window

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Telluride vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the wire harnesses for the second row seat side air bags may become damaged, causing them not to deploy in the event of a crash.

Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

In owners’ own words

Other mileage not reported 3 mo in service
Driving down the road, heard a noise and the sunroof exploded. Thankfully we had the visor closed
Other mileage not reported 5 mo in service
My car was sitting in driveway and not moved for 4 days. The windshield broke and cracked completely
Other mileage not reported 9 mo in service
The AC condenser is not working. Kia os blaming on a h rock hitting it. But when you look on the internet everyone is having the same problem
Engine mileage not reported 4 mo in service
This has happened twice in the same day. We have less than 200 miles in the car. Wile accelerating uphill, the rpm’s drop and the acceleration dies and we have had to turn on hazards as it slows down while we pull over to the side of the road. Then it will turn back on and jerk forward and continue to accelerate. The car was in snow driving mode. Works fine but this happened twice. We are taking it to the dealership tomorrow but this stopped traffics behind us and was a huge safe concern as you need to be able to accelerate uphills.

Other Telluride model years

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