2022 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Kia Carnival
Two adjacent model years of the Kia Carnival, side by side. Every figure is a raw NHTSA/EPA count — not normalized by how many were sold.
Side by side: 2023 Carnival has fewer recorded recall campaigns (4 vs 6), and 2023 Carnival has fewer recorded owner complaints (46 vs 131). 2022 Carnival carries more NHTSA investigations (1 vs 0). Neither has NHTSA crash ratings, and both have EPA fuel-economy data.
| Metric | 2022 Kia Carnival | 2023 Kia Carnival |
|---|---|---|
| Recall campaigns | 6 | 4 |
| Owner complaints | 131 | 46 |
| NHTSA investigations | 1 | 0 |
| NHTSA crash rating | Not rated | Not rated |
| EPA fuel economy | Available | Available |
Where these two actually differ
2023 Kia Carnival carries 2 fewer recall campaigns (4 against 6). Every campaign listed is repaired free by a dealer regardless of which side it falls on, so this gap matters most if the specific car you are looking at still has work outstanding.
2022 Kia Carnival has drawn 85 more owner complaints (131 against 46). Complaints are self-reported to NHTSA and scale with how many were sold, so treat the pattern of what owners report as more informative than the total.
EPA fuel-economy figures exist for both, so running costs can be compared on the individual reports.
Counts are raw NHTSA and EPA totals for each model year. They are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle were sold, so a high-volume model will tend to show more of everything — a larger complaint count is not by itself evidence of a worse car. Use the per-vehicle reports for the underlying records.
How to read this
- A green check marks the lower raw count — fewer recorded issues, not a declared winner.
- Complaint totals are not normalized by vehicle population; a big-seller shows more of everything.
- Where a rating or EPA record is absent, that is missing data — not evidence of safety.