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2025 Kia Carnival

HybridGas

Minivan - 2WD
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls1 critical1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA182

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA33 mpg

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022

The 2025 Kia Carnival is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas minivan with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Carnival Hybrid, is EPA-rated at 33 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 182 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Carnival Hybrid	Hybrid	FWD	1.6L 4-cyl turbo + 270V Li-Ion	34	31	33	$1,900
Carnival	Gas	FWD	3.5L 6-cyl	18	26	21	$2,950

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48054, 47784.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Fuel System, Gasoline

SC368

141,032 vehicles

ProblemKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.RiskA fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.FixDealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC368. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 24, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V232000reported Apr 10, 2026Kia America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

182complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 8 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2024: 58 · 2025: 71 · 2026: 53

Most-cited components

Electrical System103

Engine35

Unspecified26

Vehicle Speed Control23

Fuel/Propulsion System17

Power Train12

What owners describe

“Car would not allow me to accelerate. It seemed to keep me running only on the electric motor vs the gas engine (the vehicle is a hybrid). This has happened multiple times. The fix is to turn the car off and on again.”Mar 30, 2025 · Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA owner report

“When driving my van to work in the morning, I would get an alert on my screen that says to check the driver assistance system. Then I turned on to the freeway on ramp and my car lost all power, not letting me drive faster than 30 mph. I was able to get off of the freeway and on to a side street when another alert, acco…”Mar 18, 2025 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

“The shifter would indicate it's in neutral but the car would think it's in drive. The car was immobilized and could not be moved when hitting the accelerator. This happened in the middle of Baltimore. I had to 'reboot' the car to get it to work, 3-4 times, while sitting in traffic. Problem has surfaced multiple times a…”Mar 9, 2025 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
PV FWD	not rated	★★★★☆	not rated	★★★★☆	14%
PV FWD	not rated	★★★★☆	not rated	★★★★☆	14%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Carnival model years

2027 Kia Carnival

0 recalls · 0 complaints

2026 Kia Carnival

2 recalls · 44 complaints

2024 Kia Carnival

2 recalls · 71 complaints

2023 Kia Carnival

4 recalls · 50 complaints

2022 Kia Carnival

6 recalls · 133 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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