2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 Kia K5. Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Kia K5. Check your K5 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia K5, reporting 4 crashes, 6 injuries. Kia has issued at least 27 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia K5. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The car material itself is very cheap meaning it poor quality, very flimsy, I hit a curb and the grill and cover just broke so easily even though it was now a serious hit but very small and slight to the point where you can't feel it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11721232
“The K5 - as soon as I began driving it at 0 miles, I noticed it shifted at lower speeds extremely hard. Head-jerking hard during the first drive of each day at speeds below 25mph.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11691491
“Transmission has extremely hard shifting if vehicle sits for more than 24 hours. After the vehicle is parked, inside garage, or outside, the first drive of the day has an extremely hard shift of the transmission on the first shifting of the day.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684946
“I am the owner of a 2025 Kia K5 GT-Line that was recently involved in an accident. In the days prior to the crash, I experienced recurring issues including screen reboots while driving and temporary power loss.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11671380
“The contact owns a 2025 Kia K5. The contact stated that the engine made an abnormally loud sound while driving and idling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, but the failure could not be duplicated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11630533
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Kia K5 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.