I've owned 3 Kia/Hyundais and my take is this
You will get a lot more for your $ with Kia/Hyundai but they won't last much past 100,000 miles. My strategy now is to buy them new and not drive them past 100k miles. We now put ~12k miles per year so I plan to own my current Hyundai Palisade for 8 years. I bought it new in December, got the 2025 model at a really good price.
I bought a Kia Soul for my daughter when she went to college. Engine died at 120,000 miles. Kia replaced it under warranty. She got another 60,000 miles out of that engine then it died.
I bought a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. Engine died with 125,000 miles. Hyundai replaced it under warranty. That happened in Fall of 2025. I bought new Hyundai Palisade a few months later.
If you don't get oil changed at dealer, save your receipts. You will need them if the engine dies early. I recommend using the dealer for oil changes so they have record.
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I am car shopping. Any Kia Telluride owners with pros/cons?
-- Tailgate Guru
Feb 19, 2026 at 09:33 PM ET
Tailgate Guru
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02/19/26 09:33 PM ET
I don’t own one, but drove a rental Telluride on a long road trip
-- Zanderhokie
Feb 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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02/20/26 12:30 PM ET
Has Kia pretty much caught Honda and Toyota re: reliability? Are they still
-- BG Hokie
Feb 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM ET
BG Hokie
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02/20/26 10:32 AM ET
Better price, but reliability??? Not so sure**
-- Tailgate Guru
Feb 20, 2026 at 01:28 PM ET
Tailgate Guru
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02/20/26 01:28 PM ET
From the videos I've seen online from mechanics...
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 20, 2026 at 11:39 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/20/26 11:39 AM ET
I've owned 3 Kia/Hyundais and my take is this
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-- HokieHill
Feb 20, 2026 at 08:47 AM ET
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02/20/26 08:47 AM ET
I’ll only be putting 6k or less on my Telly so I hope to keep it a while
-- Burke Hokie
Feb 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM ET
Burke Hokie
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02/20/26 12:35 PM ET
Vera Cruz crashed and burned at about 130k...good idea on dealership oil
-- BWS
Feb 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
BWS
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02/20/26 10:10 AM ET
That is definitely my concern with our 2019 Sorento.
-- MP4VT2004
Feb 20, 2026 at 09:05 AM ET
MP4VT2004
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02/20/26 09:05 AM ET
Yes - my Santa Fe was a V6....
-- HokieHill
Feb 20, 2026 at 09:10 AM ET
HokieHill
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02/20/26 09:10 AM ET
Bought a 25 SX (non-X Line) in Dec 24
-- Burke Hokie
Feb 20, 2026 at 08:22 AM ET
Burke Hokie
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02/20/26 08:22 AM ET
Don’t own one but kid bought ‘25 EX-L. Loves it overall
-- Va AandM
Feb 20, 2026 at 06:13 AM ET
Va AandM
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02/20/26 06:13 AM ET
Really loving our 25 Pathfinder Rock Creek**
-- JoesterVT
Feb 19, 2026 at 09:54 PM ET
JoesterVT
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02/19/26 09:54 PM ET
Lexus = Toyota with an extra bell and whistle
-- Tailgate Guru
Feb 20, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET
Tailgate Guru
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02/20/26 01:27 PM ET
…the Lexus flexes from Long Beach to Texas**
-- chumley
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
chumley
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02/19/26 11:00 PM ET
I think you meant 650K miles**
-- Brown Water
Feb 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Brown Water
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02/19/26 10:30 PM ET