KIA Sephia problems reported in Maryland
120 of the 3,080 complaints filed about the KIA Sephia came from Maryland, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
120
Complaints from Maryland
13
Crashes
8
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
27
22.5%
Engine & Cooling
25
20.8%
Electrical System
19
15.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
11
9.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
6
5.0%
Other & Unspecified
5
4.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
5
4.2%
Body & Structure
5
4.2%
Equipment & Accessories
4
3.3%
Seat Belts
3
2.5%
Lights
2
1.7%
Airbags
2
1.7%
By model year
1996 Sephia
1
0.8%
1997 Sephia
25
20.8%
1998 Sephia
39
32.5%
1999 Sephia
32
26.7%
2000 Sephia
18
15.0%
2001 Sephia
5
4.2%
Cities reporting most
Baltimore
50
53.2%
Cockeysville
7
7.4%
Monrovia
6
6.4%
Bowie
5
5.3%
Glenburnie
4
4.3%
Taneytown
4
4.3%
Severn
4
4.3%
Upper Marlboro
3
3.2%
Silver Spring
3
3.2%
Berlin
3
3.2%
Kensington
3
3.2%
Camp Spring
2
2.1%