Tuesday, September 22, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2021 Kia Seltos hesitation / surging reports

15 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2021 Kia Seltos — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Hesitation / surging reports
4%
share of complaints
45,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Seltos years

2022 Seltos5
Seltos hesitation / surging 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 Seltos report before drawing conclusions.