Kia Cadenza — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Kia Cadenza Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2021 highlighted. 2014: 110 complaints 2014 2015: 48 complaints 2015 2016: 14 complaints 2016 2017: 32 complaints 2017 2018: 7 complaints 2018 2019: 5 complaints 2019 2020: 0 complaints 2020 2021: 0 complaints 2021
2021: 0 complaints
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YearComplaints
2014110
201548
201614
201732
20187
20195
20200
20210

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2021 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 32 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 14 Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 48 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 110 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.