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EnginePart report

2025 Kia Seltos Engine Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
8%of 13 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 1 complaints about the engine of the 2025 Kia Seltos, 8% of the 13 complaints for this model year.

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 2025 kia seltos EX for 5 days. oil cooler already leaking oil, car running fine no lights on. And another issue is when I moved steering to left or right, even on slow speed make any turn, I heard 'dot dot dot' mental sounds under passage wheel, can't believe it happened in new car.”

NHTSA complaint #11624432, filed 2024-11

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202518%
2024817%
20231838%
20224053%
202123161%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia Seltos

Electrical system
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia Seltos

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 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