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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2025 Kia Carnival Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
2%of 126 total for the year
Median mileage
600miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the visibility of the 2025 Kia Carnival, 2% of the 126 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 600 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 contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for service, and the contact was informed of a washer fluid leak. The water fluid hose was replaced. However, the failure persisted. Most recently, the contact stated that the sensors failed to function as intended, and the windshield wipers would turn on independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the water fluid hose had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 600.”

NHTSA complaint #11644208, filed 2025-02, 600 miles

“In February I was driving on the highway at the speed limit, 65MPH when a rock flew back from a truck and hit the bottom middle part of the windshield. This formed a small dime sized crack, which eventually formed into a 3FT crack that spanned from the dent, up and to the right side of the windshield. In March, while waiting for the windshield to be repaired, another rock was launched from the back of another vehicle while driving on a local road going the the speed limit, 35MPh stuck the right side of the windshield making a nickel size crack. …”

NHTSA complaint #11652570, filed 2025-04

Related service bulletins

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202522%
202434%
202312%
20221813%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia Carnival

Electrical system
84 complaints
Other or unknown
22 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Lane departure
3 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia Carnival

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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