2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 71 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid, 6% of the 71 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had two very serious incidents. July 8th: Horn just started blaring unprompted. Locking/unlocking doors, turning motor on, disconnecting battery did nothing to stop it. I was trying everything and as I was trying to find the correct fuse to disable (it wasn't labeled), the horn burned out and started smoldering. If the car was not in my driveway AND I wasn't home, I believe a fire would have started if I didn't pull the fuse AND douse it with water. It was parked next to my garage, so that would have been at risk as well. …”
NHTSA complaint #11752483, filed 2026-07“While coasting at very low speed with foot off accelerator or brake, into a crowded parking spot, the brakes failed after foot applied to the brake petal. This caused our vehicle to collide with a vehicle in front of us, pushing it a few feet backwards. Despite strong effort to push brake pedal down further, car would not stop. Pushed circular park button simultaneously with emergency brake tab which we believe ultimately stopped the car. No usual parking system alerts, beeps, lights, etc., turned on during the collision or near pre-collision. …”
NHTSA complaint #11653011, filed 2025-04Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 8% |
| 2025 | 4 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid
28 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology