Kia Carnival Safety Ratings
NHTSA gives the 2024 Kia Carnival an overall safety rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with 4 stars in the frontal crash test and 4 stars for rollover resistance.
Latest model year (2027):
NHTSA rates the Kia Carnival at 5 ★ overall, 4 ★ frontal crash, 5 ★ side crash and 4 ★ rollover.
Kia Carnival Safety — All Years
| Year | Variant | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Config 1 of 2 | 2024 Kia Carnival PV Later Release FWD | 5 ★ | 4 ★ | 5 ★ | 4 ★ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Config 2 of 2 | 2024 Kia Carnival PV FWD | — | — | 5 ★ | 4 ★ | 2 | 66 |
Crash-test star ratings sourced from the NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Ratings apply to the tested body style and can differ between trims and drivetrain layouts.
Kia Carnival data analysis
How Kia Carnival NHTSA rollover risk varies
Across 2 configurations recorded for the 2024 Kia Carnival, NHTSA rollover risk runs from 0.1% to 0.1%. The strongest figure belongs to the 2024 Kia Carnival (2024 Kia Carnival PV Later Release FWD) at 0.1%, and the weakest to the 2024 car (2024 Kia Carnival PV FWD) at 0.1% — a spread of 0%. The narrow spread means any year of the Kia Carnival in this table behaves much like the others, so you can shop on price, condition and mileage rather than chasing a particular model year.
How to read this Kia Carnival data
This page lists every 2024 Kia Carnival record we hold for this measurement — 2 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.
Where these Kia Carnival figures come from
Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Kia Carnival record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.
How the 2024 Kia Carnival scored
NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program rates the 2024 Kia Carnival at 5 stars overall, 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, 5 stars for side impact, 4 stars for rollover resistance. Its calculated rollover risk is 0.1% — the probability the agency's model assigns to a rollover in a single-vehicle crash. Stars are awarded against the test protocol in force for that model year and are not comparable across a protocol change, so read a year's rating against other vehicles of the same year rather than against an older or newer version of the same car.
Driver-assistance equipment and how to read this record
NHTSA records the 2024 Kia Carnival as offering electronic stability control, lane departure warning. Availability means the system was fitted or offered on the model year, not that every individual car has it — options and trim levels vary. This page covers 2 tested configurations across 2024, one row per body style and model year the agency has published. Where a field is blank the vehicle was not tested for that measure rather than scoring zero, and configurations are never merged, because a front-wheel-drive and an all-wheel-drive version of the same nameplate are separate tests.
Frequently Asked Questions About Carnival Safety
Is the Kia Carnival a safe car?
NHTSA gives the Kia Carnival an overall crash rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4 stars in the frontal crash test and 5 stars in the side crash test. Ratings are per body style and model year — check the table above for yours.
What is the rollover rating of the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival scores 4 out of 5 stars for rollover resistance, with a calculated rollover risk of about 14.0%. Taller vehicles typically score lower here than sedans.
Does the Kia Carnival have driver assistance features?
NHTSA records the tested Kia Carnival as having electronic stability control, without forward collision warning and with lane departure warning. Availability varies by trim and package.