2023 Kia Telluride — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 287 evidence records for the 2023 Kia Telluride, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 314 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Electrical system51 (16.2%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2020–2024.
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)41 (13.1%)
- Driver-assistance systems33 (10.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2020.
- Engine26 (8.3%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2024.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)24 (7.6%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2020–2024.
- Speed control & accelerator14 (4.5%)
Other / uncategorized: 58 classifications (18.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (3,894 records, model years 2020–2025) are most frequently classified under: visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors), engine and electrical system.
- Manufacturer communications (685 records, model years 2020–2025) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and equipment & accessories.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2020 909 records for 2020
- 2021 460 records for 2021
- 2022 423 records for 2022
- 2023 287 records for 2023
- 2024 283 records for 2024
- 2025 132 records for 2025
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 5mention a crash
- 2mention a fire
- 3mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 6
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 69
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 7
- Owner complaints NHTSA 205
Where to go next
- Kia Telluride coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Kia Telluride Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.