Kia Cadenza

Owners filed 216 complaints across 7 model years of the Kia Cadenza. The 2014 drew the most (110); the 2020 the fewest (0).

Model years7

Complaints216

Recalls12

Fires6

Deaths0

Every Kia Cadenza model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2020	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2019	5	1	—	—	Engine	Routine
2018	7	1	—	—	Engine	Routine
2017	32	2	1	4	Engine	Routine
2016	14	2	—	—	Engine	Routine
2015	48	2	2	1	Engine	Routine
2014	110	3	3	3	Engine	Routine

Which Kia Cadenza years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 110 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 3 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.