Toyota 4 Runner vs KIA Sephia

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	Toyota 4 Runner	KIA Sephia
Complaints on file	1,234	3,080
Model years covered	1994–2005	1986–2003
Worst model year	1997	1999
Best model year	2005	1994
Crashes reported	153	299
Fires reported	9	118
Injuries reported	105	171
Deaths reported	12	6
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	22.6%	19.3%

Toyota 4 Runner by year

61 149 111 163 135 134 118 34 45 188 76 20

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 290 23.5%

Brakes 144 11.7%

Tires 139 11.3%

Suspension 100 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 97 7.9%

Airbags 50 4.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 49 4.0%

Electrical System 41 3.3%

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%