Used 2022 Kia Carnival Consumer Reviews
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Mostly looks, not convincing in other areas
TurnuptheBass, 06/03/2021
2022 Kia Carnival EX 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
81 of 98 people found this review helpful
Overall a nice car, but a number of annoying details that make us regret our choice To start with the positives - looks good, some nice gadgets (like the camera / microphones to talk with the rear passengers). - Engine is decent from a power perspective but not very fuel efficient. On the negative side - Seats (front) are not great for long trips. - Relatively noisy - not the engine but the wheels - The touch buttons under the media center are misplaced and way too sensitive. More than once you will accidentally touch one of these buttons which will take you to a place in the Interface you didn’t want to get to and then you have to use the clumsy interface on the screen itself to get back to where you were / wanted to go. - No wireless Apple Carplay (only the cheapest edition (LX) with the smaller screen has that for some mysterious reason). That is ridiculous in a 2022 car - The second row seat mechanics are poorly engineered. Getting to the third row is not easy. As we use this daily with our family of 7, this is a major frustration. It is easy to have the rails for the seating misaligned if you want to take them out. I have had the back rest slam my face trying to adjust the seat with it being stuck in a certain position. - Iffy electronics. As one example: More than once I have had that the car doesn’t want to lock with a non-comprehensible accessory warning. The only thing that helps is to restart the car and turn it off again. Very annoying. - The wireless access through the app (UVO) is essentially useless. It takes minutes to process a command (e.g remote start). By the time you get to the car, it is still waiting and when you then open the door, it concludes a minute later that it couldn’t do it. In addition to that if you try minutes later something else, it will randomly complain that the “previous command is still being executed”. Compared to my other car (a BMW), this is not ready for prime time Non-logical trim decisions - No roofrails (only on the SX and up). Need to opt for aftermarket solutions as Kia is not willing to help. Weird decision. The rest just need to glue the roofbox to the car? . SX prestige only as 7 seater configuration. Another weird choice as a lot of useful features are only available in the SX Prestige and you can’t get those options in the SX or lower. - Wireless charger is hit and miss - with a standard iPhone it works 50% of the time. It has to be aligned perfectly. - ‘Ceiling panel’ non-illuminated - if you are parked in a dark spot and would like to use the dome light, it is easy to trigger the Uvo service through that same panel instead. Poor choice. As a summary, the car looks good for a van but it does have a number of shortcomings that are really annoying (at least for us) in day to day use and there are better alternatives out there. Not recommended after a month of intense usage.
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Best MPV Ever!
Shane, 04/23/2021
2022 Kia Carnival EX 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
19 of 22 people found this review helpful
Hands down one best purchase ever... From the luxrious ride quality. To tons safety features and tech. The 12 inch touch display in the EX trim was amazing and backup camera is high resoultion and beautiful! Easy to drive and drives like an suv and looks like an suv.. So far had an amazing stress free road trip.. The navigation is amazing on this also. What an amazing family car and this from for Toyota owner!!
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Big enough for everyone and turns on a dime!
JW, 06/10/2021
2022 Kia Carnival SX Prestige 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
Spacious and elegant.Too many features to list. I love the huge screen especially for navigation. Plenty of stow areas in rear and every seat has its own USB port. There is a 110 outlet in the very back and on the dash. I wish the center console had a few more pockets on the sides as there's only one big tray on driver and passenger doors. Drives really well. Picks up speed in a snap and very tight turning radius. All the rear doors can be opened and closed from driver's seat. The top view camera is very helpful in parallel parking and in tight parking lots. Overall my wife is very pleased, and I enjoy driving it as well. She refuses to call it a "mini van" and refers to it as a "sports van"
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Looks nice, feels cheap.
Megan, 07/06/2022
2022 Kia Carnival LX Seat Package 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
25 of 31 people found this review helpful
When we bought our Carnival it looked so nice from our first impression. Within a week or so of owning it we started noticing random things. Weather stripping came loose from the inside of the windshield and above the sliding door, door will close on a child with no safety sensors, radio comes on at odd times for no reason, engine shut off on the highway, super loud wind noise on the interstate, most uncomfortable seats ever. After a few weeks the whole care just started feeling cheap. We decided to take the loss and trade it in on a better, higher quality vehicle.
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Great family car without the soccer mom feel.
Karen Parker , 08/09/2021
2022 Kia Carnival LX Seat Package 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
I am a mom of 4 rapidly growing kids. We are a blended family and they are ages 10, 12, 12 and 14. So a third row was obviously needed. I hated the idea of a minivan. Didn't want to make the jump from an SUV to a van. So we started looking at our options. We had an older Mazda CX9. Which I honestly liked but the legroom in the back was starting to become an issue. We looked at the Traverse, Acadia, Pilot and Explorer. The third row just wasn't enough for the kids. I didn't want them to feel like squished sardines back there. Then we looked at the Odyssey and Sienna. They were nice and all but they just felt so overwhelming like...a minivan. Then for the price, you had to really empty the bank to get any of the nicer features on it. So then it was on to the Carnival. It had the best of everything. The room and convenience of a minivan but the style of an SUV. All of which came together without breaking the bank. It's very comfortable inside. The kids absolutely love it and love all of the USB ports everywhere. I also love the safety features and Android Auto. I don't feel like I'm driving around a "mommy mobile". It's a sharp looking and great feeling vehicle. So very happy I bought it!
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