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2022 Kia Carnival

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Award applies only to vehicles with specific headlights built after March 2021

2022 Kia Carnival Minivan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Side: updated test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights (varies by trim/option)
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Superior
Standard system
Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Optional system
Superior
Standard system
Superior

Seat belts & child restraints

Seat belt reminders
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

  • Standard blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Kia Carnival LX 4-door

The Kia Carnival was introduced in the 2022 model year, replacing the Sedona nameplate in the Kia lineup. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2022 Carnival conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTN2107
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Footrest (cm) 7
Left toepan (cm) 3
Brake pedal (cm) 1
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 7
Upper dash (cm) 7
Lower instrument panel (cm) 7

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTN2107
Head
HIC-15 111
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 28
Femur (kN)
Left 3.2
Right 1.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.51
Right 0.72
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.3
Right 0.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 43
Right 42

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Kia Carnival LX 4-door

The Kia Carnival was introduced in the 2022 model year, replacing the Sedona nameplate in the Kia lineup. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2022 Carnival conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Test ID VTP2108
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 9
Footrest (cm) 11
Right toepan (cm) 5
Center toepan (cm) 4
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 2
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 10
Upper dash (cm) 7
Right lower dash (cm) 8

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTP2108
Head
HIC-15 89
Peak gs at hard contact no data
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 17
Femur (kN)
Left 1.0
Right 3.8
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 7
Right 8
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.57
Right 0.78
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.2
Right 2.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 56
Right 46

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTP2108
Head
HIC-15 67
Peak gs at hard contact no data
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.15
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 0.3
Right 0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.21
Right 0.25
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.0
Right 0.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 25
Right no data

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Kia Carnival LX 4-door

The Kia Carnival was introduced in the 2022 model year, replacing the Sedona nameplate in the Kia lineup. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2022 Carnival conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF2106
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 6
Center (cm) 10
Right (cm) 16
Brake pedal (cm) 13
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1
Right (cm) 3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) 0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF2106
Head
HIC-15 160
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 11
Maximum Nij 0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm) 29
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.4
Femur force - right (kN) 1.6
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 5
Maximum tibia index - left 0.39
Maximum tibia index - right 0.54
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.6
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 48
Right 74

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Kia Carnival SX 4-door

The Kia Carnival was introduced in the 2022 model year, replacing the Sedona nameplate in the Kia lineup. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2022 Kia Carnival conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS2107
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -19.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS2107
Head HIC-15 75
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 20
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 27
Average deflection (mm) 25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.74
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.32
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 3.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.3
Combined force (kN) 4.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 47
A-P moment (Nm) 12

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS2107
Head HIC-15 77
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 29
Lateral force (kN) 1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 27
Average deflection (mm) 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.71
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.32
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.0
Combined force (kN) 2.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 62
A-P moment (Nm) 50

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2022-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2024 Kia Carnival LX 4-door

The Kia Carnival was introduced in the 2022 model year, replacing the Sedona nameplate in the Kia lineup.

Two tests of the Carnival were conducted by the Institute. During the first test, the left second-row captain's chair became detached from the floorpan, causing both the seat and the rear passenger dummy to tip inboard and rearward, coming to rest on their sides in the rear cargo area. While this seat separation did not appear to exacerbate any injury measures recorded by the rear dummy, such separations should not occur.

The rear seat detachment led Kia to modify the rear left and right seat rails to prevent this occurrence with models built after August 2023, and Kia has implemented a product improvement campaign to apply the same fix to models built earlier. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.)

In the second test conducted by the Institute on a vehicle with the modifications, the rear seat did not become detached from the floorpan. Ratings from the second test are shown below.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag but forces from the intruding rear door were high enough to indicate an elevated risk of injury to the chest.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES2314
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -8.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES2314
Head
HIC-15 167
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 20
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 36
Average deflection (mm) 31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.73
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.45
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 7.0

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES2314
Head
HIC-15 357
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 48
Lateral force (kN) 2.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 60
Average deflection (mm) 46
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.70
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 4.0

About the side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2022-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Kia Carnival LX 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight4,518 lbs
Peak force21,303 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio4.72

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat built after 3/2021

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seat built after 3/2021
Geometry
Backset (mm) 28
Distance below top of head (mm) -8
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.6
Head contact time (ms) 67
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 15
Max neck tension (N) 458

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

Ratings are given for 2 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

  • SX Prestige trim
Low-beam headlight typeLED projector
High-beam headlight typeLED projector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and on the gradual left curve.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • SX Prestige trim
Low-beam headlight type LED projector
High-beam headlight type LED projector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2022-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 94.6 m None
Straightaway left edge 61.2 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 82.5 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 67.2 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 63.8 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 60.1 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 154.0 m
Straightaway left edge 128.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 87.8 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 72.7 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 65.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 61.1 m

Trim level(s)

  • LX trim
  • EX trim
  • SX trim
Low-beam headlight typeLED reflector
High-beam headlight typeLED reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • LX trim
  • EX trim
  • SX trim
Low-beam headlight type LED reflector
High-beam headlight type LED reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2022-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 81.6 m None
Straightaway left edge 43.4 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 50.5 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 42.1 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 41.0 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 38.3 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 133.3 m
Straightaway left edge 81.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 60.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 54.2 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 47.0 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 43.3 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

  • Optional Forward Collision Avoidance-Assist (FCA) w/ Cyclist Detection and Junction Turning

Package name

  • Optional by trim (available on EX, SX and SX Prestige trims)

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2022-23 models

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

System details

  • Standard Forward Collision Avoidance-Assist (FCA) w/ Pedestrian Detection

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2022-23 models

Superior
Superior
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 22 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

Ratings are given for 2 different systems available on this vehicle.

System details

  • optional Forward Collision Avoidance-Assist (FCA) w/ Cyclist Detection and Junction Turning

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to 2022-24 models of the following trim lines: EX trim, SX trim, SX Prestige trim

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment

Crossing child

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision. A warning was issued 2.1 seconds before impact.

System details

  • standard Forward Collision Avoidance-Assist (FCA) w/ Pedestrian Detection

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to all 2022-24 models

Superior
Superior

Crossing child

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 13 mph.

Crossing adult

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle nearly avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 26 mph. A warning was issued 2.2 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Overall evaluation
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
DurationLong enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
None
Technical measurements for this test
Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h 50 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h 58 dB
Difference between background and signal 7.8 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h 54 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h 61 dB
Difference between background and signal 7.3 dB
Dominant audio frequency 624 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLX
Seat type leather

This vehicle has 5 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLX
Seat type leather
1 2 3 6 4 5
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

1
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
2
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
4
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
5
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
none available
6
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 5
Clearance angle (degrees) 78
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 5
Clearance angle (degrees) 90
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 10
Clearance angle (degrees) 61
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 12
Clearance angle (degrees) 61
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 7
Clearance angle (degrees) 83
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 4
Clearance angle (degrees) 80
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 31

6

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 16
Clearance angle (degrees) 73
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 19
Clearance angle (degrees) 73
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 32

5

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 33

4

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 13
Clearance angle (degrees) 80
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 13
Clearance angle (degrees) 70
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation