2025 Kia Seltos Consumer Reviews
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LX - $26,085 MSRP
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 Seltos, so we've included reviews for other years of the Seltos since its last redesign.
Pearl. One fine car!
GySgt K.E. Rininger USMC Ret., 12/05/2024
2024 Kia Seltos EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
My wife has always named our cars, and we generally lease every 3 or 4 years. We're now in a Pearl White 2024 KIA Seltos, and it's a wonderful, solid vehicle with outstanding fuel economy. We have heated seats ( nice in the winter ) satellite radio which is a must have for us, plenty of head and leg room as well as storage. We've gotten over 40 MPG on long road trips! Seats are very supportive and comfortable. Really. We have nothing bad to say about this vehicle. And we highly recommend it for anyone wanting a very fine great running and comfortable car.Great job to KIA!
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Snappy drive
Krafty Artisan , 07/28/2024
updated 10/07/2024
2024 Kia Seltos EX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Had this beauty from new with 45 original miles. We're up to about 2300 miles. Our impression so far is very good. It's a little snazzy in styling, looks a bit like a futuristic vehicle. It handles pretty well, taken a few longer trips and it's nice. Way too many controls and features to list. Good gas mileage, varies between 29 and 37 so far. Only drawback is factory Kumo tires that provide a bit stiff ride at times. I'll be switching to Nitrogen gas in the tires, I've had good fortune with Nitrogen. Interior is pretty comfy, I'm only 5'10" tall, so judge it accordingly. Like the sunroof.
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Kia got right!
Steve M., 11/24/2023
2024 Kia Seltos S 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Just leased out from my 2021 passport into a kia seltos. It's perfect for what it is. Considering current interest rates it was very affordable. It's everything I need it to be. Small but capable, infotainment better than expected so really the car is everythingyou need it to be. It's not not much different than a mini skirt. Long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep thing's interesting..
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Nice car, but ...
Kman, 01/21/2024
2024 Kia Seltos EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
18 of 22 people found this review helpful
Just traded in our 2021 Kicks SV for a 2024 Seltos EX. The Seltos is a sharp looking car with tons of tech, it's literally like driving in a computer around town. It rides nice, is quieter than our Kicks was but... I miss my Kicks already. My wife wanted the Seltos, got it in Pluton Blue and the dealer included pinstripe, tinted glass and free oil changes for life. So why do I like the Kicks better? Adaptive cruise control, brake hold, and comfortable cloth seats compared to faux leather (vinyl) seats. I think Kia should spend less on the computer bells and whistles and put adaptive cruise control and brake hold in their middle trim package like Nissan did for the Kicks. IMO, those 2 features make all the difference in enjoying driving short or long distances. The lane control feature is too corrective as I think I'm going to cancel it and after trying the self driving mode I found it way too sluggish, I actually didn't feel safe. I do like the interior size, it's wider and roomier than the Kicks and does offer driver's side power seats which is nice, as well as heated front seats. It has good acceleration and a smooth quiet drive. Steering is stiff but I like the smoothness of the wheel cover. I can't say enough about the dash display, but you should just go test drive one to see for yourself. Again, I would have gone with a new Nissan Kicks but it was the wife's turn to choose our new car.
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A (literal) pain in my backside
Jay Elbee, 10/14/2024
2025 Kia Seltos EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
After my dearly beloved 2008 Kia Optima EX V6 in sparkling Deep Ocean Blue reached the end of its (affordably) repairable life in the third week of August this year, I was left with the challenge of finding a new vehicle to take its place. A ’25 Crosstrek was too cramped and too stylistically similar to its unimpressive Impreza sibling. A used 2022 Buick Encore GX in lovely dark blue had sweet exterior styling (so much more attractive than the goofy botched nose job on the current Encore GX models) and comfy leather seating but excessive road and wind noise - it actually whistled on the highway. So, I turned once more to Kia. I loved the Forte GT with the killer 201 horsepower turbo engine and supportive racing style seat but, being now 63.5 years old, I’m not nimble enough to duck into a low riding sedan several times a day. Therefore, the handsomely styled (on the exterior, anyway; excessive tacky/shiny black plastic mars the interior design) Seltos seemed like the best option. Twice I test drove the EX which I eventually bought, and twice within ten minutes I could not find comfort in the overly firm fake leather seat with the shallow bottom cushion. I chalked it up to the vehicle being super fresh on the lot and figured that I’d get used to it or the seat would give in time. Wrong. So, so wrong. I’m a month and some change into owning the Seltos and already contemplating ditching it for a Buick Envista or Mazda CX-5, both of which I tested last year and had no discomfort in either. I’ve tried numerous seat adjustments with the Seltos’ power controls, all to no avail, and I’m on my third different memory foam contoured back pillow. The pillows, however, only push me forward so that the already lacking thigh support leaves the lower seat even shallower. I’m merely 5’8”-ish in stocking feet and by no means long legged. My sadly departed Optima had very comfortable leather seats which would have been welcome just plunked in the living room. Why the Seltos is proving so torturous in comparison is frustrating and truly disheartening, to say the least. Perhaps the SynTex upholstery is partially the culprit - too firm and unforgiving. Whatever the cause, folks, just be warned. If you also find the Seltos’ driver’s seat painful during a test drive, thank the dealer for his (or her) time then look elsewhere. Your spine and glutes will thank you. If you don’t find the driver's seat uncomfortable or are just a sucker for punishment anyway, you’ll discover that the Seltos EX does feature easy cabin access, a roomy interior which feels larger than the vehicle’s exterior size, decent visibility, enough cargo space, easy touch screen controls, warning signals for surrounding vehicles, a fisheye backup camera, good sound from the audio system, and lots more bells and whistles for the bucks. The 146 horsepower engine has been peppy enough for around town driving yet not a laggard on the highway, either. (No match for my Optima’s zippy 190 HP, though.) Braking is good, as is the tight and nimble turning radius. I find the steering to be overly light, however, and it provides no road feedback. Road noise is also on the loud side and tiring on highway drives - better noise suppression tech is definitely needed on any next gen Seltos models. Because of its many plusses, I’m not about to give up on my Seltos EX - just yet. I’ll give it another few months, at best. Perhaps by then, I’ll have found the solution to the painful posterior issue which prevents me from fully enjoying my new vehicle. Until then, however, three stars is all I honestly can bestow on it.
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