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Kia Seltos

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V099000·2025-02-17

    Kia Seltos and Soul piston oil rings can cause engine damage

    Kia is recalling certain 2021-2023 Seltos and Soul vehicles because incorrectly manufactured piston oil rings can result in engine damage, which may cause a stall or a fire.

    Product
    KIA — KIA SELTOS, SOUL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V531000·2023-07-31

    2023 Kia Sportage vehicles recalled for electric oil pump fire risk

    Kia America is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles due to a defective electric oil pump controller that may overheat and cause a vehicle fire. Dealers will inspect and replace the controller free of charge.

    Product
    KIA — KIA SPORTAGE, SELTOS, SOUL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V830000·2023-12-22

    2023 Kia Soul Side Curtain Airbags May Deploy Unexpectedly

    Kia is recalling 2023 Soul and 2024 Seltos vehicles because side curtain airbags may deploy unexpectedly due to a manufacturing error, increasing the risk of injury or crash. Dealers will replace affected modules free of charge.

    Product
    KIA — KIA SOUL, SELTOS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V259000·2021-04-13

    2021 KIA SELTOS Engine Defect May Cause Stall or Fire

    Kia is recalling 2021 Seltos and 2020-2021 Soul vehicles due to improperly heat-treated piston rings that may cause engine damage, stalling, and crash risk, or oil leaks that may cause fires.

    Product
    KIA — KIA SOUL, SELTOS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20245/5

    2 trims tested for 2024; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 20234/5

    2 trims tested for 2023; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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  • 20224/5

    2 trims tested for 2022; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 20214/5

    2 trims tested for 2021; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • AQ25001 Audit Query · engine and engine cooling:engine:hard parts internal/mechanical
  • PE19004 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17003 Recall Query · engine

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2021 · powertrain — 63 complaints, median 7,400 mi
  • 2021 · electrical — 37 complaints
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

129 manufacturer service bulletins across 6 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.6/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2025: 4.4/5 · 12 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 43 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.9/5 · 45 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.9/5 · 72 complaints · most complained-of: engine

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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