Kia tire pressures

Kia Carnival tire pressure

The cold tire pressures Kia prints in its owner's manuals for each Carnival tire size, by generation. Find your tire size on the sidewall, then read across.

Carnival tire pressures by generation

Carnival (1st gen US, KA4) (2022 on)

235/65R17 104H

Full size tire

FrontRearNormal load37 psi255 kPa37 psi255 kPaFully loaded37 psi255 kPa37 psi255 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/55R19 101H

Full size tire (2022–2024 manuals)

2022–2024

FrontRearNormal load36 psi250 kPa36 psi250 kPaFully loaded36 psi250 kPa36 psi250 kPa
Owner's manualSource

235/55R19 105H

Full size tire (2025–2026 manuals)

2025–2026

FrontRearNormal load39 psi270 kPa39 psi270 kPaFully loaded39 psi270 kPa39 psi270 kPa
Owner's manualSource

Spare tire: T135/90D17 104M — 60 psi (420 kPa) Owner's manualSource

Notes from the owner's manuals
  • 235/65R17 104H: Printed "2.55 (37, 255)" (bar (psi, kPa)) in all four columns. Load index and speed symbol taken from the table's own LI / SS columns. Same in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 manuals.
  • 235/55R19 101H: Printed "2.5 (36, 250)"; same in the 2024 manual S115.
  • 235/55R19 105H: From the 2025 manual the 19-inch tire is listed with load index 105 and "2.7 (39, 270)"; same in 2026 S116.
What the owner's manuals don't say
  • Carnival Hybrid (2025 on) manual not read (excluded)

Figures marked "Owner's manual" link to the maker's own document. "Reported" figures are the maker's, read from a copy we could not get from the maker directly. A figure marked ≈ has been converted from the unit the manual prints. Nothing here has been checked against your vehicle: if it disagrees with the placard on the door jamb, the placard wins.

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Tire pressure questions

What should the tire pressure be on a Kia Carnival?

It depends on the tire size. For the sizes Kia lists, the cold pressure is 36–39 psi at the front and 36–39 psi at the rear. Find your size in the tables above, and check the tires cold.

What size tires does a Kia Carnival take?

Kia fitted the Carnival with 235/65 R17 and 235/55 R19, depending on the model year and trim. The size is printed on the side of your tire; the pressures above are listed by size.

Where is the tire pressure placard on a Kia Carnival?

On the driver's door jamb — the Tire and Loading Information placard. It gives the same cold pressures as the owner's manual, which is where the figures on this page come from; if the two ever disagree, go by the placard on your vehicle.

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