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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid — 22% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
22%
share of all complaints
—
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • “The vehicle shows a Driver Assistance System Warning randomly. Then the vehicle is unable to accelerate past ~30MPH. We almost got hit when this happened. The warning does not show up in notifications nor does it show up in diagnostics. It gets reverts back to normal when the vehicle is turned off…”

    filed Feb 22, 2026

  • “The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle hesitated before accelerating while depressing the accelerator pedal. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was able to duplicate the…”

    filed Nov 6, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid

Vehicle Speed Control 22Engine 19Electrical System 18Fuel/propulsion System 9Forward Collision Avoidance 2Service Brakes 2Back Over Prevention 1Seat Belts 1

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.