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2025 Kia Carnival Seats Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 126 total for the year
Median mileage
20,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seats of the 2025 Kia Carnival, 3% of the 126 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles.

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.

“The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival. the driver seat automatically pushed on the rear passenger driver side seat that had a minor occupant in a child seat. The seat was able to move forward with the seat adjustment buttons. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage 20,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11739119, filed 2026-05, 20,000 miles

“The component of the vehicle that malfunction was the front passenger seat. The driver came to a stop at an intersection and the front passenger seat started auto reclining. The seat was reclining into a life, flat position, almost. The driver was concerned because no one was pressing buttons and put the vehicle in park in the seat did not stop auto reclining so the driver turned off the vehicle, but the seat reclined as far as it could into the middle section of the vehicle and encountered the driver’s child in a car seat. …”

NHTSA complaint #11731853, filed 2026-04

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Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202627%
202543%
202468%
202243%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia Carnival

Electrical system
84 complaintsOther or unknown
22 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsLane departure
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia Carnival

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 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