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Lane departurePart report

2021 Kia Seltos Lane departure Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
1%of 380 total for the year
Median mileage
10,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the lane departure of the 2021 Kia Seltos, 1% of the 380 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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 just bought the car in July used from Honda there rates on extended warranty for the car at the time were outrageous but since buying it it’s been stalling hard starting throwing engine codes after a month and throwing all the power train warning that we’re a part of the recall with it doing that even giving me all the driving assist warnings I don’t currently have a good picture of what’s going on or video but I’ve replaced the starter and battery an it didn’t fix the issue Honda is saying take it to Kia and Kia is saying take it to Honda and I’m not getting any answers with that either I…”

NHTSA complaint #11690469, filed 2025-09

“The contact owns a 2021 Kia Seltos. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, an object fell from a vehicle ahead. The contact stated that while attempting to switch lanes, the Blind Spot Detection system returned the vehicle back into the lane and the vehicle struck the object causing damage to the front mid-section of the skid plate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure persisted. …”

NHTSA complaint #11472978, filed 2022-07, 10,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Lane departure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025215%
202424%
202324%
202223%
202131%

Other parts of the 2021 Kia Seltos

Engine
234 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
68 complaints
Electrical system
48 complaints
Other or unknown
47 complaints
Engine cooling
46 complaints
Fuel system
28 complaints
Vehicle speed control
11 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Kia Seltos

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