2025 Kia K5 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 11%of 54 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 6 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2025 Kia K5, 11% of the 54 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“While driving, the entire control panel shuts down including all interior and exterior lights. It completely resets everything including Bluetooth. It has happened 5 or 6 times since I got the car in October 2024. I’ve reported this to Stones Kia in Idaho Falls, and they were unable to duplicate the issue so they couldn’t do anything. It tends to only happen when I’m driving at night.”
NHTSA complaint #11722397, filed 2026-03“While driving my car down the road my car's exterior headlights as well as all of the interior instrument and infotainment panels will completely black out and then come back on. This issue started approximately 2 months after buying my car. This has happened approximately 10 times total while driving it now. I was told by the dealership that there was nothing they could do since it was not a reproduceable issue, therefore I continued to drive my car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11773292, filed 2026-10“While driving in the dark this morning with my eight year old in the backseat, my headlights shut off, my entire dash including my speedometer, warning lights, radio, heat, heated seat and steering wheel, lost electricity.”
NHTSA complaint #11710809, filed 2026-01“While driving the entire car goes black kind of like you just turned it off. It has only happened at night time. The dash screen completely turns off and the headlights will go off. When it comes back on the dash has several lights on it such as the seatbelt is unbuckled (when I’m buckled), and other warning lights. This has been happening since September 2025. …”
NHTSA complaint #11730198, filed 2026-04“Tire pressure light did not illuminate. Tire was apparently low, and tire blew out at stop. Inside sidewall of tire had large gash once tire was removed and spare installed. See picture.”
NHTSA complaint #11670173, filed 2025-06Related recalls
- 25V351000May 27, 2025Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K5 vehicles. A software error in the Power-net Domain Controller (PDC) may cause the parking lights to…Covers: Kia K5 2025
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Kia K5
15 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia K5
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.
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