Buyer Warning All Telluride years

Kia Telluride Years to AvoidThe weakest years — and the one you should buy instead

We reviewed all 6 Kia Telluride years and — unusually — found no years that meet our "avoid" criteria. The Telluride is one of the rare models where every generation earns at least a moderate reliability score.

Good news

Every Telluride year we analyzed scores at least 70/100.

Your decision is less about "which to avoid" and more about "which is the absolute best buy." Start with the highest-scoring year below.

Buy this instead

2020 Kia Telluride

Highest-scoring Telluride in our data (88/100). A remarkably solid first-year effort, the Telluride offers premium feel and impressive reliability with only a few minor quirks to consider.