Where each one leads
Dodge Grand Caravan
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Kia Carnival
- NHTSA rates the 2027 Kia Carnival at 5 of 5 stars, the 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan at 4.
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Kia Carnival uses 11.3 l/100 km, the 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan 11.8.
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Dodge Grand Caravan | Kia Carnival | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1985–2024 | 1998–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,339 (2010–2021) |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 135 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Dodge Grand Caravan | Kia Carnival | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −7% | −2% |
| US owner complaints | 13,514 | 417 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2008 (1,293) | 2022 (136) |
| US recall campaigns | 67 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,360 | 152 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 119 | 1 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Dodge Grand Caravan | Kia Carnival | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2020) | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Grand Caravan | Kia Carnival | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.8 l/100 km (2020) | 11.3 l/100 km (2026) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 306 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 192 kW (257 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,194 kg |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 261,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).