Kia Telluride Safety Rating by Year
NHTSA has published crash-test ratings for the Kia Telluride in 6 model years from 2020 to 2025; the 2025 earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Check a specific Telluride’s crash and title history below.
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Kia Telluride— By the Numbers
- Model years rated, 2020–2025
- 6
- 2025 overall rating
- 5★
- Highest overall on record
- 5★
- Lowest rollover risk shown (2020–2025)
- 14.3%
- Recall campaigns, 2025 record
- 3
Model years rated, 2020–2025
2025 overall rating
Highest overall on record
Lowest rollover risk shown (2020–2025)
Recall campaigns, 2025 record
Quick Answer
- What is the Kia Telluride safety rating?
- NHTSA has published crash-test ratings for the Kia Telluride in 6 model years from 2020 to 2025; the 2025 earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. A rating applies to one model year and one body style or drivetrain, so check the year you are actually buying.
- Which Kia Telluride years have the highest safety rating?
- The 2020–2025 model years earned 5 stars overall, the highest score on record.
- Did NHTSA rate every Kia Telluride model year?
- Every model year from 2020 to 2025 has a rating on record.
Kia Telluride safety ratings, year by year
The Telluride's grid is identical in every year from 2020 to 2025: top overall and side results, a frontal result below the top, and an unchanged rollover rating and risk.
| Model year | Overall | Frontal | Side | Side pole | Rollover | Rollover risk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% | Full 2021 ratings |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14.3% |
Recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA files these beside each year's crash-test results. They describe what owners and the agency reported afterwards, not how the vehicle was built to perform in a crash.
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Owner complaints | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 107 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 215 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 206 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 320 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 357 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 751 | 1 |
Whether a recall was repaired on a particular car is in the manufacturer’s records for that VIN; a dealer or NHTSA’s VIN lookup can confirm it. The recall check by VIN lists the campaigns filed for a model and year.
The ratings describe the TellurideNHTSA crashed. Check the one you’re buying.
Salvage and rebuilt brands, reported accidents and odometer records follow the VIN.
What changed across Kia Telluride model years
Moving from a 2020 to a 2025 Telluride changes nothing on the ratings grid. The results below the top are the same in each year: the frontal result, for driver and passenger alike, and the rollover rating.
The overall score reaches its highest, 5 stars, in 2020–2025.
Buying a used Telluride: which year's rating applies
A rating belongs to one model year and one version. Before relying on any figure on this page, match it to the Telluride in front of you.
Because the grid reads the same across 2020 to 2025, the ratings cannot settle a choice between years; the individual car's history has to.
NHTSA rated separate Telluride versions in every year, so confirm from the VIN decode which drivetrain the car has and match it to the version the row describes.
Recall campaigns appear against each year up to 2025, the newest in the record. A later car is not automatically clear of them, so check its VIN in NHTSA's recall lookup for open recalls too.
How NHTSA's ratings work
NHTSA announced new NCAP crash tests and rating criteria in July 2008, including a new overall rating that combines the frontal, side and rollover results. It then postponed the change by a year: the new criteria apply to vehicles tested beginning with model year 2011, not 2010 as first announced.
In NHTSA's own words, its rollover resistance ratings “estimate the risk of rollover if a vehicle is involved in a single-vehicle crash.”
One limit applies to every vehicle here. NHTSA notes that the frontal crash rating “depends on vehicle mass, and cannot be compared across vehicle weight classes” — a full-size truck's frontal stars and a compact car's are not the same measure.
- Federal Register, 73 FR 79206 (Dec. 24, 2008) — new NCAP criteria begin with model year 2011
- Federal Register, 73 FR 40016 (July 11, 2008) — NCAP testing and rating changes, including the overall rating
- Federal Register, 68 FR 59250 (Oct. 14, 2003) — NCAP rollover resistance ratings
- NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings
Year pages and related models
Every version NHTSA rated in a given year, plus rating histories for other models.
Every rated version of the 2021, with inspection notes.
15 rated model years, 2011–2025.
12 rated model years, 2011–2022.
4 rated model years, 2020–2023.
15 rated model years, 2011–2025.
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Kia Telluride Safety FAQ
What NHTSA’s record shows across model years, and what it cannot tell you about one car.
What is the Kia Telluride safety rating?+
NHTSA has published crash-test ratings for the Kia Telluride in 6 model years from 2020 to 2025; the 2025 earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. A rating applies to one model year and one body style or drivetrain, so check the year you are actually buying.
Which Kia Telluride years have the highest safety rating?+
The 2020–2025 model years earned 5 stars overall, the highest score on record.
Did NHTSA rate every Kia Telluride model year?+
Every model year from 2020 to 2025 has a rating on record.
Were the Kia Telluride ratings on this page made under NHTSA's current tests?+
Yes. NHTSA changed its crash tests and rating criteria starting with model year 2011, and the earliest Telluride in its crash-test database from then on is the 2020, so every year on this page falls under the current tests.
Does the rating apply to a used Telluride?+
It applies to the Telluride as built. A used one that has been in a serious crash, rebuilt from salvage or had airbags replaced is no longer the vehicle NHTSA tested. NHTSA's 2025 record lists 3 recall campaigns; a VIN check shows that car's title brands and reported accidents, plus the recall campaigns filed for its model and year.
Every year’s rating is for the model. The VIN is for the car.
A crash rating can’t see a salvage or rebuilt title, reported accidents or an odometer rollback. The VIN record can.
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