2025 Kia K5 owner complaints
Most named: tires
14 of 51 complaints
- Crashes
- 4
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2025 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 14 | 27% |
| Electrical system | 11 | 22% |
| Transmission and drivetrain | 6 | 12% |
| Other or not specified | 6 | 12% |
| Exterior lighting | 5 | 10% |
| Structure | 5 | 10% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2025
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Toyota Camry | 163 |
| Honda Accord | 86 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 16 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 11 |
| Nissan Altima | 7 |
| Subaru Legacy | 6 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ