Kia Carnival (KA4)

Kia

MarqueKia

Fuel economy (EPA)22 mpg combined · $3,100/yr fuel

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Ownership costs 4 model years scored All Kia models

Ownership costs across indexed model years

Model-year estimates from the same NHTSA, EPA and published cost model used on the detailed verdict pages. The wide range reflects different years and trims; choose a year for the precise breakdown.

Typical used-price range$22,400–$41,500

Five-year depreciation$9,900–$12,200

Insurance per year$1,520–$2,300

Annual fuel / energy$2,850–$3,100

Annual maintenance band$749–$3,955

Most-reported repair groupElectrical System · $540–$1,310

Compare 4 model years

The Kia Carnival (KA4) is one of the Kia entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable.

Family and rivals

Its Kia stablemates include the Kia K5 (Optima) and the Kia Magentis.

The money

On the used market today a Kia Carnival (KA4) typically changes hands for $22,400–$41,500, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,699–$7,055 a year. Insurance sits around $1,520–$2,300 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.

The record

The open record for the Kia Carnival (KA4) carries no verified engine, output, weight or price yet. MotorJury does not fill gaps with guesses; this entry gives the model a home in the catalogue and grows as sourced specifications and photographs arrive. Corrections: corrections@motorjury.com.