The 2025 Kia K5 has 51 complaints with NHTSA after 2 years, or 26 per year. It is too early to rank against other K5 years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Roof and pillars and Lighting control module, software.
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The complaints owners file most often name Tires (14 of 51), then Electrical system (11) and Powertrain (6). The most filings arrived in 2025 (23 of 51). Those filings include 4 that report a crash and 4 that report an injury.
The 2024 K5 has 30 complaints, 10 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.
The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2025 Kia K5. How we count. Data as of .
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"I am filing this on behalf of a relative. He was driving his Kia k5 home and he heard a sudden POP. He got it to the side of the road and saw his tread was delaminated and a flap was made on the sidewall. The tires were…"
"At approximately 20,000 miles, an original-equipment Pirelli P Zero All Season 235/45R18 94V tire on my 2025 Kia K5 GT-Line suffered a sudden apparent tread/outer-shoulder separation while traveling at highway speed.…"
"235/45 r18 at 12,000 miles miles. I’ve noticed that the front passenger side had a slight little lump on the side wall as it reached 28,000 that ball that bigger and bigger. Had to replace the tire due to the safety…"
"235/46 r 18 tires currently have 28,000 miles and I’ve already replaced one tire due to lump on side wall that started developing at 12,000 miles and on other three tires. The tread is chipping and separating from the…"
"The first time the collision warning lights and sounds came on when I was parked but had my engine on in the morning of 7/21/2026. The second time was when I was merging on a busy highway with cars going 65+mph... There…"
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kia K5 4 DR AWD | 5 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 4 stars |
| 2025 Kia K5 4 DR FWD | 5 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 4 stars |
Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Drive | City | Hwy | Combined | Annual fuel cost |
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| K5 | 2.5L, 4-cyl | Automatic (8-speed) | Front-wheel drive | 25 | 36 | 29 MPG | $2250 |
| K5 | 2.5L, 4-cyl | Automatic (8-speed) | Front-wheel drive | 26 | 37 | 30 MPG | $2150 |
| K5 | 2.5L, 4-cyl | Automatic (AM-S8) | Front-wheel drive | 23 | 33 | 27 MPG | $2400 |
| K5 all-wheel drive | 2.5L, 4-cyl | Automatic (8-speed) | All-wheel drive | 24 | 33 | 27 MPG | $2400 |
NHTSA campaign 21V519000. Kia Motor America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Sorento and 2021-2022 K5 vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and fuel rail. A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire. Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC214.
The 2025 Kia K5 has 51 complaints with NHTSA after 2 years, or 26 per year. It is too early to rank against other K5 years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Roof and pillars and Lighting control module, software.
The complaints owners file most often name Tires (14 of 51), then Electrical system (11) and Powertrain (6). The most filings arrived in 2025 (23 of 51). Those filings include 4 that report a crash and 4 that report an injury.
The 2024 K5 has 30 complaints, 10 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.
The 2025 Kia K5 has 2 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.
Owners have filed 51 complaints about the 2025 Kia K5 with NHTSA.
EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2025 Kia K5 is 28.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.
US notes list 0W-20 for the 2.5L and 1.6L turbo where equipped (about 5 qt with filter).
It covers certain 2021-2022 K5 vehicles with 2.5L turbo engines (also certain 2021 Sorento): fuel may leak at the pipe-to-rail connection; dealers inspect and repair.
DL3 generation, model year 2021 onward in the US.
