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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid speed control problems

The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid has 20 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

20

Speed Control complaints

23%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

Carnival Hybrid speed control complaints by model year20 complaints2025: 20 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Carnival Hybrid speed control complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

On a day which had a high temperature of 16F our Kia Carnival Hybrid SXP, after not being used most of the day, when driving would not exceed 31 miles per hour. The engine would not rev loudly or give any indication of an error but would not go over 31 mph even with the gas pedal fully depressed.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · January 22, 2025

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid speed control — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.