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Kia Seltos
2021 · gas, suv
8 measured figures
8 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy30.5 mpg (US gallons)Measured by NRCan · configuration: Seltos · also 7.7 L/100 km
Tailpipe CO₂182 g/kmMeasured by NRCan · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Seltos · also 293 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
6 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (182 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
EPA test weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Fuel | US$7,327 |
| Insurance | US$6,780 (modelled) |
| Maintenance | US$5,200 (class estimate) |
| Repairs | US$8,000 (modelled) |
| Depreciation | not estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed. |
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Fuel is this car's own combined consumption over 15,000 km a year at 1.738 CAD a litre of petrol (Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0001-01 Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography; Canada; regular unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations, 2026-08). Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0001-01 Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography, August 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Costs are in US dollars; the CAD pump price is converted at 1 CAD = 0.73 USD, the rate set on 2026-09-13. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
ENGINE
223 complaint(s) · 7 report a crash, fire, injury or death
CAR WAS PARKED WITH AUTO OFF FEATURE DISABLED. VEHICLE STALLED 2-3 TIMES WHILE PARKED.
POWER TRAIN
66 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE NEW 2021 KIA SELTOS WITH THE DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT CAN MISS 1ST, 3RD, 5TH AND 7TH GEARS. IT MISSED 1ST GEAR WHILE MY WIFE WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A STOPPED…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
46 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I’m making a complaint because a Driver hit the front side of my vehicle on the drivers side, and gave me all there information. No police was called because the damage to my vehicle wasn’t bad. So th…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
44 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The entire electrical system (display, gauges, exterior lights, etc.) resets while driving. This may be a one off or may happen several times in a few minutes. The engine never stops running, which is…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
42 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact leased a 2021 Kia Seltos. The contact stated that while his son was driving in traffic, he heard an abnormal banging noise and noticed smoke emerging from the engine compartment. The drive…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
26 complaint(s)
A Unknown component has failed with the vehicles fuel system. The service center at the Kia Dealership was unable to clear the associated Check engine light after numerous attempts. This is the Third…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2021 Kia Seltos. The contact stated that while switching gears from reverse to drive, the vehicle had inadvertently accelerated and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle before…
SERVICE BRAKES
6 complaint(s)
AIR BAGS
5 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was traveling at approximately 50mph straight through an intersection. The opposing car made a left turn directly in front of me and I T-boned the other vehicle (gray Kia Optima). There was sufficie…
SEAT BELTS
5 complaint(s)
The seatbelt holder clip on the back seat backrest does not retain seat bely when backrest is folded down so the seat belt gets caught in the backrest latch when returning backrest to upright. This…
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 32 named in all.
These complaints are filed under SELTOS, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.
Data sources
- NRCan — fuel consumption ratings and vehicle class
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- EPA — curb weight of the certified test vehicle, from the certification test results
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder