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Body and structurePart report

2021 Kia Telluride Body and structure Problems

Complaints
33about this part
Share
9%of 373 total for the year
Median mileage
4,400miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 33 complaints about the body and structure of the 2021 Kia Telluride, 9% of the 373 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,400 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving at highway speeds on the highway, we heard a loud crack and our sunroof burst open and showered us with temped glass. It was very startling and caused my wife to veer into the opposite lane momentarily. The sunroof burst open in an upward fashion. Nothing hit the sunroof glass. The weather was clear. Outside temperature was approximately 55 degrees fahrenheit.”

NHTSA complaint #11407693, filed 2021-04, 4,400 miles

“While driving the vehicle on a rural highway, taking my children to school, I heard a loud pop noise coming from the top of the car. At the time this happened, the vehicle was on a straight section of the highway moving at approximately 55 MPH. The drivers side window was open slightly and often vibrates at certain locations of how far down the window is opened. Upon returning home from school drop off, I checked the exterior of the car and got a chair to stand on to see the top of the car. That is when I saw the large hole in the middle of the second row sunroof. …”

NHTSA complaint #11372907, filed 2020-11, 2,200 miles

“When driving the vehicle at highway speed the passenger nad drivers window flexes and will not always rollup. The window flexes enough that it contacts the door gaskets and it assumes there is a pinch point and roll the window down. The only way to correct this is slow down to less than 55 miles and hour or fiddle with the windows to try and get the back pressure reduced. The Kia dealer can replicated this and Kia tech line says this is operating within design.it is not a sefey issue to slow down on a highway to rollup[ a window or be distracted with a workaround.”

NHTSA complaint #11413536, filed 2021-04, 8,500 miles

“Driving down a 2-lane highway doing less than 60 mph, the wind from the oncoming semi-truck shattered the sunroof glass. This caused us to have to drive hundreds of miles home with water, wind and broken glass in our car with 3 children who were 6 years old and younger. I contact Kia Corporate compliants directly while the car was in the shop for several weeks and they said because it was already fixed there was nothing they could do.”

NHTSA complaint #11608489, filed 2024-08

“My wife came out of her place of work and there was a six inch crack on our Telluride windshield. She wasn't driving, it was just sitting in the parking lot. There are no signs of an impact like a rock chip or anything. The vehicle is three months old and has 4000 miles on it.”

NHTSA complaint #11421028, filed 2021-06

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202714%
202565%
20242813%
2023147%
2022206%
2021339%
2020567%

Other parts of the 2021 Kia Telluride

Other or unknown
106 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
86 complaints
Engine
68 complaints
Electrical system
42 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
28 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
22 complaints
Suspension
20 complaints
Brakes
14 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Seats
9 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Steering
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Kia Telluride

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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