Kia Telluride

The 2025 Telluride in brief

The 2025 Kia Telluride is a small SUV offered with a 3.8L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 114-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,343 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 22 MPG combined (20 city / 26 highway), 24% worse than the 2025 small SUV average of 29 MPG, for an estimated $3,050 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 3 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the engine.

The Kia Telluride has 7 model years in our data, from 2020 to 2027, classed as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2027 at 35 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 22 to 35 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the unknown or other (484), visibility/wiper (352), engine (340).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2020 is the year to avoid.

2022 has the most recalls (7); all years together count 20 campaigns and 2,075 owner complaints.

How the 2020 Telluride compares

The 2020 Kia Telluride is a small SUV offered with a 3.8L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 114-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,343 lb.

About the Kia Telluride

The Kia Telluride is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating manufactured and marketed by Kia since 2019.

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