Worst years for a KIA Sephia
Owners have filed 3,080 complaints about the KIA Sephia with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2003. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every KIA Sephia 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | D | 158 | 31 | 3 | 18,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 461 | 57 | 3 | 43,700 | Brakes |
| 1999 | F | 749 | 68 | 77 | 33,500 | Brakes |
| 1998 | D | 994 | 61 | 24 | 54,234 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 375 | 49 | 5 | 63,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 203 | 10 | 5 | 40,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 104 | 18 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | A | 25 | 3 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a KIA Sephia
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a KIA Sephia
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every KIA Sephia, by the month it reached NHTSA.
KIA Sephia problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the KIA Sephia
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.