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2025 Kia K5: raw data

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vehicle2025 / kia / k5
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-01)
complaints51 on file (2024-08-08 → 2026-09-04)
recalls2
investigations0
fars0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

OEM Pirelli tire sidewall bubble and blowoutTIRES14 complaints2025-03 → 2026-06kia-k5-2025-tire-sidewall-bubble-blowout
  • 11747116 While my 2025 Kia K5 was parked in the driveway, the front driver-side original-equipment Pirelli P Zero All Season tire suddenly blew out. I had just parked and walked inside when we heard a loud pop
  • 11719809 Within 1 month of purchasing this vehicle (new), the front passenger tire developed a bubble in the sidewall. We had to argue with the dealership to get it replaced. It had less than 200 miles on it
  • 11672317 Three of the four tires, rated for 30k miles, have failed. There are 11,400 miles on the tires. Back passenger tire blew out and went immediately and audibly flat. Dealer stated this is a known issue with this brand of tire on the Kia K5
Hard transmission shift on first drive after sittingPOWER TRAIN6 complaints2025-03 → 2026-06kia-k5-2025-transmission-hard-shift-cold
  • 11737766 There is a hard shift after the car has been parked. Bought the car with 6 miles on it, now has 35,000. This issue is not new, we have had it into 2 different dealerships, and neither "were able to duplicate the issue"
  • 11684946 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
  • 11691491 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
Panoramic sunroof glass shattering while drivingVISIBILITY/WIPER2 complaints2025-10 → 2025-12kia-k5-2025-panoramic-sunroof-shatter
  • 11707437 While I was driving, the panoramic sunroof suddenly shattered without any impact. I did not hear or see any object hit the glass
  • 11691728 The contact stated that while his wife was driving 65 MPH, there was an abnormal banging sound coming from the top of the vehicle. The contact stated that the sunroof had exploded, and the glass had shattered
Momentary dash and headlight power loss while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY/WIPER5 complaints2024-12 → 2026-04kia-k5-2025-dash-headlight-power-loss
  • 11730198 While driving the entire car goes black kind of like you just turned it off. It has only happened at night time. The dash screen completely turns off and the headlights will go off
  • 11710809 While driving in the dark this morning with my eight year old in the backseat, my headlights shut off, my entire dash including my speedometer, warning lights, radio, heat, heated seat and steering wheel, lost electricity
  • 11705522 The vehicle experienced a brief electrical failure affecting multiple systems simultaneously: exterior headlights, infotainment system, and dashboard indicators (seatbelt warning). All components recovered automatically within approximately 0.5–1 second
Forward collision avoidance false activation and brakingFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 complaints2026-04 → 2026-07kia-k5-2025-forward-collision-false-brake
  • 11752288 There were no cars around me, but the collision warning said crash, the sounds came on, and my brakes went into effect. I pulled off the road, and now I am terrified to drive my car
  • 11729846 While driving on the interstate at 70 miles an hour on cruise, I turned off cruise control in order to take control of my vehicle in order to change lanes and my car immediately took back the control and accelerated and then abruptly hit brakes at 70 miles an hour

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
512024-08-082026-09-0440TIRES:14; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:11; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:6; POWER TRAIN:6; STRUCTURE:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
25V35100027/05/2025EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K5 vehicles. A software error in the Power-net Domain Controller (PDC) may cause the parking lights to flicker. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."Parking lights that fail to illuminate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.The PDC software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC341.
25V49300028/07/2025STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 K5 vehicles. The left and right rear window trim pieces may loosen and detach.Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.Dealers will inspect and replace the C-pillar trim assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC346.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20240legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2025 Kia K5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2025/kia/k5
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2025 Kia K5},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2025/kia/k5}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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