Tuesday, September 22, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2021 Kia K5 stalling reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe engine stalls or shuts off, often while driving on the 2021 Kia K5 — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Stalling reports
5%
share of complaints
56,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Stalling in other K5 years

2025 K55
2022 K57
K5 stalling by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 Kia K5 report before drawing conclusions.