NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Kia Seltos Recalls
The 2021 Kia Seltos has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Kia Seltos. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 378
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Kia Seltos, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Kia Seltos
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V099000
- Reported
- February 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Seltos, 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V259000
- Reported
- April 13, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 147,249
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2021 Kia Seltos complaints by year
NHTSA has received 378 owner complaints about the 2021 Kia Seltos, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (3%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Kia Seltos, the component group named most often is the engine (61%), followed by the power train (18%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2021 Kia Seltos's 2 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Kia Seltos owners gave the mileage (91 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine231
- Power Train69
- Electrical System48
- Unknown Or Other46
- Engine And Engine Cooling45
- Fuel/Propulsion System26
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 120 | |
| 2026 | 103 |
Complaints about the 2021 Kia Seltos peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 120. 41% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 378 complaints about the 2021 Kia Seltos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Seltos by model year
Other 2021 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted