NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Kia Cadenza Recalls
The 2016 Kia Cadenza has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Kia Cadenza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Kia Cadenza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Kia Cadenza
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Cadenza, 11 other models
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 22V158000
- Reported
- March 15, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,362
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Cadenza
2016 Kia Cadenza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2016 Kia Cadenza, the newest on December 3, 2025.
In complaints about the 2016 Kia Cadenza, the component group named most often is the visibility (43%), followed by the engine (29%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).
1 of the 2016 Kia Cadenza's 2 recalls also concerns the visibility.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility6
- Engine4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 Kia Cadenza peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 4. 7% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2016 Kia Cadenza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Cadenza by model year
Other 2016 Kia models
Newest record on this page: December 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted