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Kia Telluride vs Hyundai Palisade

Which one, and which years, drew fewer problems per car sold

The short answer

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years the two are close, at 554 and 520 owner complaints per 100,000 sold. For the newer 2019 to 2022 cars the two are about even. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Telluride and 2021 and 2022 for the Palisade.

2020 Kia Telluride EX V6, front

Kia Telluride

Complaints per 100k sold554
Recalls since 201215
Average crash rating5 of 5
'20'21'22'23'24
Best2021, 2022
Avoid2020
2022 Hyundai Palisade, front 5.21.23

Hyundai Palisade

Complaints per 100k sold520
Recalls since 201212
Average crash rating5 of 5
'20'21'22'23'24
Best2021, 2022
Avoid2020

By age group

Model yearsTelluridePalisadeFewer problems
Older (2012 to 2015)n/an/aAbout even
Middle (2016 to 2018)n/an/aAbout even
Newer (2019 to 2022)554520About even

Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold, pooled across the years in each group. Lower is better. A model counts as ahead only when it is at least 10% lower.

Year by year

YearTelluridePalisade
2012n/an/a
2013n/an/a
2014n/an/a
2015n/an/a
2016n/an/a
2017n/an/a
2018n/an/a
2019n/an/a
20201,038656
2021402518
2022331387
2023Too newToo new
2024Too newToo new

Complaints per 100,000 sold for each model year. Green is a good year for that model, amber average, red a year to watch out for.

Questions

Is the Telluride or Palisade more reliable?

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years the two are close, at 554 and 520 owner complaints per 100,000 sold. For the newer 2019 to 2022 cars the two are about even. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Telluride and 2021 and 2022 for the Palisade.

Which Telluride and Palisade years should I avoid?

For the Telluride: 2020. For the Palisade: 2020.

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