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2021 Kia Seltos electrical system problems

The 2021 Kia Seltos has 47 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

47

Electrical System complaints

10%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Seltos electrical system complaints by model year47 complaints2021: 47 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 15 complaints2024: 15 complaints2025: 3 complaints
Seltos electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

ON 11/26/22 I was driving down the road my Kia Seltos showed error messages on the dashboard saying ERROR and then Power Train off, the car then shut off at 55 mph and smoke filled my cabin, I got the car pulled over and called the fire department, there was no flames just smoke and smelled like…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · November 26, 2022 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2021 Kia Seltos have?

NHTSA has 47 complaints about the 2021 Kia Seltos electrical system — 10% 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.