KIA Sephia vs RAM 2500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	KIA Sephia	RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,080	7,498
Model years covered	1986–2003	2009–2026
Worst model year	1999	2017
Best model year	1994	2009
Crashes reported	299	199
Fires reported	118	92
Injuries reported	171	68
Deaths reported	6	3
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	19.3%	4.8%

KIA Sephia by year

3 25 104 203 375 994 749 461 158 6 2

86 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 806 26.2%

Engine & Cooling 395 12.8%

Electrical System 348 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 293 9.5%

Airbags 174 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 164 5.3%

Body & Structure 127 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 125 4.1%

RAM 2500 by year

12 273 484 289 374 1,027 3,811 272 232 162 275 65 80 103 39

09 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 3,039 40.5%

Electrical System 956 12.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 511 6.8%

Engine & Cooling 463 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 457 6.1%

Steering 383 5.1%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 383 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 329 4.4%