FaultScore

Toyota Matrix vs KIA Sedona

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 Matrix KIA Sedona
Complaints on file 1,422 3,406
Model years covered 2002–2012 2002–2021
Worst model year 2009 2002
Best model year 2011 2020
Crashes reported 170 185
Fires reported 14 199
Injuries reported 86 128
Deaths reported 2 7
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 19.1% 15.2%

Toyota Matrix by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 409 28.8%
Engine & Cooling 136 9.6%
Brakes 73 5.1%
Tires 70 4.9%
Steering 55 3.9%

KIA Sedona by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 525 15.4%
Electrical System 491 14.4%
Brakes 330 9.7%
Airbags 240 7.0%
Body & Structure 229 6.7%
Suspension 203 6.0%