Don’t Buy A Kia Seltos Before Watching This (Long-Term Review and Recommendations)

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Verdict and final update for our 2023 Kia Seltos GT-Line 1.6 turbo AWD long-term review vehicle: what we liked and what we disliked.
The Kia Seltos is a popular small SUV that competes with the Hyundai Kona, Volkswagen T-Roc, Skoda Karoq, Honda HR-V, Toyota Corolla Cross and many others.
We’ve lived with this Seltos turbo AWD model for six months and 10,000km. We liked plenty of things about it, and disliked some things - in this video, we’ll take you through that list.
Time codes:
0:00 - Six month review
0:15 - In this video
0:28 - Good point: turbo engine
0:49 - Good point: cooled seats
1:00 - Good point: spare tyre
1:23 - Needs work: ride quality
1:52 - Needs work: fuel economy
2:12 - Needs work: safety tech
3:00 - Driving dynamics
4:09 - New transmission
5:00 - Speed warning system
5:36 - Interior
6:53 - Back seats
7:45 - Boot space
8:01 - Verdict
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Комментарии : 52

@emmanuelangelakis2569 6 месяцев назад

A full-size spare and a proper transmission. Big positives!

@peters5155 3 месяца назад

Great review. Im totally on your side. The speed limit alarm thingy is enough to put me off. We're looking at 3 SUVs, including the Seltos. I hope Kia make an announcement real soon about a software update to get rid os the speed alarm sound.

@NiagaraCanadaFilms 6 месяцев назад

The safety features can all be turned off on my ‘24 SX, and it stays off. Car is fully customizable, with profiles for each driver. Strange.

@billmore7382 19 часов назад

Drove a Haval Jolion and the speed alert dinged once then just flashed on the dash, unlike my Mazda cx30 which is the same as this. That was so good.

@mtljmbTUBE 5 месяцев назад

Very good review. Could you also come to Canada to review our line-up of Seltos, we only get the AWD, which makes sense...

@davidw4987 8 месяцев назад

Although this is a very attractive unit for my purposes the inability to turn off the safety alerts is a deal breaker for me. Mostly I find that these alerts make things more unsafe by being very distracting and irritating in potentially critical situations.

@NiagaraCanadaFilms 6 месяцев назад

My Canadian ‘24 SX can permanently turn them off, strange.

@debbieschiff4145 2 месяца назад

I turned mine off after I got mine and it’s never turned back on weird.

@joeraia3749 2 месяца назад

I don't have safety alerts in fla. Love the style, handling, gas mileage, and overall comfort of this form and function suv.

@almondeyez_80 Месяц назад

Agreed! Even if your not in smart mode big disappointment.

@c.s2001 8 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the non EV review thank-you.

@almondeyez_80 Месяц назад

Im leasing a seltos 2024 It has its pro's and cons. Pro's : Easy maneuvering,spare tire and tools,good on gas,and perfect size for parallel parking,pick up speed quick.Cons: I only use sport mode,when trying to parallel park while cars are riding by me does car seems to have like a third brake and it stops on its own in the middle of parallel parking and that I don't like,still reading up on how to shut that down if possible.Getting in and out of the car itself is tight not comfy ,no elbow room or room in the front console especially under radio and still wont charge my phone on the wireless charger.Sometimes it pushes itself outside the street lines instead of keeping itself inside where the car is supposed to be.Will be turning it in after 36 mths.Not a keeper,happier with my 2009 honda crv.🤷🏽‍♀️

@fatben_in_aussie 19 дней назад

I've been driving it for a year now, TBH I don't find the speed limit alarm an issue, I really got used to it and don't really recognise it anymore. The major issue for me will be the gas consumption...

@XQoozMii 8 месяцев назад

So a little birdy at the dealership told me that they are working on a Kia/Hyundai-wide update to enable volume control of that annoying speed alert system. Thank god because I’m very close to selling my 2023 Seltos facelift. I love EVERYTHING about it but I absolutely cannot stand that alert system. It’s doing my head in and makes commuting stressful. Just DING DING DING all. The. Damn. Time. Kia/Hyundai FIX THIS ASAP or I’m going to Mazda. Edited: for spelling errors.

@Greggie_D 8 месяцев назад

Bingo! Didn’t buy a Seltos or a Kona last week for this exact reason. Mazda CX-30 sitting in my driveway. Much better fuel economy too.

@XQoozMii 8 месяцев назад

@@Greggie_D which CX-30 did you get? What’s the economy on the 2.5L like?

@Greggie_D 8 месяцев назад

@bjcee 2L mild hybrid 7L per 100 around town. Not a real hybrid but saves me a few litres per tank. Didn't cost any extra either.

@kbling2946 8 месяцев назад

We have this exact car, the engine is awesome, the transmission definitely requires tuning. It gets a little unsure about what gear to select. It’s a little hard to ride in but overall fantastic car.

@thurules 8 месяцев назад

the transmission gets confused at highway speeds?

@kbling2946 8 месяцев назад

@@thurules no not at all, just around town. It’s not bad, just a little.

@user-le3nb4hj8d 6 месяцев назад

There is actually an easier way to turn off the speed warning assist, and to be honestly, I think now I already get used to the turning-off procedures 😂

@user-le3nb4hj8d 6 месяцев назад

If you are interested, here is the procedure

@user-le3nb4hj8d 6 месяцев назад

1. Ensure lane keep is displayed in the cluster. Long hold the 'OK" button on the steering wheel until the below screen appears on infotainment screen. 2. Select 'Speed’ 3. Select 'Off'

@peters5155 3 месяца назад

Problem is, you need to follow the 'procedure' every time you start the car. Having said that, we'd get use to the constant 'turn off' procedure.

@almondeyez_80 Месяц назад

I will try that thnx! Still looking into turning off automatic stopping if thats what its called.😅

@patrickbuckley930 8 месяцев назад

I’m constantly agog watching reviews of the Seltos with comments on the beeping safety systems. I’m about 2.5 years in with my Seltos and, I don’t know if it’s a tech glitch or what, but honestly it’s fired probably less than 10 times in total whilst living in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. I’m perplexed, live between three primary schools with tonnes of speed signs.. very weird. Otherwise a great little car, delivers about 6.7L/ 100km since ownership, wish for slightly more supportive seats but otherwise more than happy.

@chasingcars 8 месяцев назад

You’d be perplexed mainly because your Seltos, being 2.5 years old, isn’t fitted with the latest generation speed warning system. It’s completely different!

@stephienotcurry 7 месяцев назад

I have a 2024 and I don't know what safety things youre referring to? real question. I don't have any alerts going off ever

@peters5155 3 месяца назад

Im in Melbourne too, maybe we too wouldnt have a problem if we get the Seltos!

@vlfreak 8 месяцев назад

we originally looked hard at the seltos, but the safety audio alert BS was a killer.. we ended up going for an eclipse cross

@magunbfp9030 5 месяцев назад

I'm tossing up between the Seltos and Eclipse Cross at the moment. Looking at the price tag, power and tech specs for the Exceed, on paper at least, you didn't the Eclipse Cross dated at all? I love the styling, but the tech and smaller storage seem several years behind for a higher price.

@aygeeninty771 8 месяцев назад

Don't believe any stock exist in NSW and the wait times are long. Quicker to get a Honda ZRV LX.

@bricksandwheels 8 месяцев назад

with new Tech Kia and Hyundai is doing right. but with the fuel economy, Korean cars still way behind and not sure the reason, they still couldn't get the correct recipe

@martinfarrell5778 6 месяцев назад

I don't have any issues with our safety features.

@dronedownunder652 8 месяцев назад

I just bought a new Volvo xc60 and Seltos GT Line. I like both cars. Visually I'm going with the Seltos but for execution of the tech the Volvo wins by a mile. The Volvo gives you all the same warnings but it's done way less intrusively. Even then though, in the Volvo, you can turn stuff off and it stays off! Now, before someone tells me the Volvo costs a lot more, well that is true, but I don't believe this is a cost driven matter - the ability to turn down those audible warnings in the Seltos has nothing to do with $$$ - its just the way Kia designed and it's a flawed execution.

@user-ot2js9pl4n 2 месяца назад

27 city and 29 hwy for mpg is nice

@vmarsfiles 5 месяцев назад

The safety systems are by far the most annoying!! I turned all mine off to find after the update they were all back on!

@cybermatstrikes7557 8 месяцев назад

Modern Driver Safety tech is very annoying and distracting. I'm surprised ADR lets the tech be implemented to this degree. Having pissed off and annoyed drivers is not a good combination.

@kevinrtres 10 дней назад

All those annoyances can be turned off with the right settings software - available only at the dealerships of course for a premium total rip-off price....!

@lorenschwiderski Месяц назад

Looks to me like all the new cars are annoying. As for gas mileage, it seems poorer than a V6 used to be. The good old days of V6, inline 6 or V8 cars are fading away. I recall looking forward to advancements in cars. Every decade we got improvements in engineering. Now we have DI, CVT, turbo 1.5 LT engines, cameras which watch you, more cameras to brake and steer the way the cars sees fit to do, and the expense of replacing glass then recalibrating. Wait for the day those large monitors fail. They want a fortune to replace a back-up camera, so how much are the dash screens going to cost? Look at those stupid covers on headlamps milking up. Thank goodness, my nearly 9 yr old Fusion has pretty clear headlamps still. The only modern annoyance on my car is the fatter A pillars. It is mostly just a great car otherwise -- no junk added to nanny me.

@kevinrtres 10 дней назад

Sunroof is such a 1970s throwback - just pure JUNK!!!!

@Capris9x Месяц назад

I would have bought this car if it didn’t bother me with the speed limit every time I turn the damn thing on.

@stephienotcurry 7 месяцев назад

I have a 2 week old seltos and my NUMBER ONE requirement was good fuel economy.... I'm sorry but Kia lied, these don't get 34 on highway, they barely get 30 from what others say and mine is getting at best 24 on the highway . and no, it's nothing I'm doing ... the mpg SUCKS and I'm already thinking about trading it in for something else next year. highly disappointing for an almost $30k SMALL SUV

@ozymandias7940 4 месяца назад

I have a fix for the annoying speed limiter alerts... Drive within the speed limit and it never goes off...

@tonymiranda3729 2 месяца назад

better off with Subaru Crosstrek

@GlowingTube 8 месяцев назад

The current offers on VW T-Roc make this look like poor value.

@joejackson1541 3 месяца назад

Just turn it off !

@sidjyothi 8 месяцев назад

Shockingly bad fuel economy

@douglasblaikie2838 5 месяцев назад

Coming from f150 the gas milage is impressive. The car rides comfortably. The car has more than sufficient hp and keeps up with the traffic. The warnings can be turned off. (at least here in Canada). The 1.6 turbo is nice to drive. Where else would you get heated and ventilated seats, power driver and passenger seats, sun roof, power liftgate, AWD, rain sensing wipers, auto dimming headlights, and many other features for under 40k? if I wanted to get more features, more room, and better ride I could easily spend andther 10-20k for a volvo or lexus. Kia is excllent 'bang for the buck'.