FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Amanti

Owners have filed 353 complaints about the KIA Amanti with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2009. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Avoid

2004 KIA Amanti

112 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2007 KIA Amanti

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Amanti year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 5 2 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2008 C 36 4 0 42,000 Other & Unspecified
2007 B 20 0 0 54,000 Airbags
2006 D 61 8 0 26,100 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 D 119 5 0 56,650 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2004 F 112 12 2 45,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a KIA Amanti

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2005

Airbags 40 11.3%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 36 10.2%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Suspension 22 6.2%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 20 5.7%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 14 4.0%

Worst in 2004

Lights 14 4.0%

Worst in 2005

Steering 8 2.3%

Worst in 2005

Tires 8 2.3%

Worst in 2004

Stability & Traction Control 8 2.3%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 2.0%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Amanti, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2004 peak 12 Jan 2024

Compare the KIA Amanti

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.