KIA Sephia problems reported in North Carolina
60 of the 3,080 complaints filed about the KIA Sephia came from North Carolina, 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.
60
Complaints from North Carolina
6
Crashes
2
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
14
23.3%
Engine & Cooling
8
13.3%
Body & Structure
7
11.7%
Airbags
5
8.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
5
8.3%
Seat Belts
3
5.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
3
5.0%
Steering
3
5.0%
Electrical System
3
5.0%
Other & Unspecified
2
3.3%
Doors, Latches & Locks
2
3.3%
Equipment & Accessories
1
1.7%
By model year
1996 Sephia
4
6.7%
1997 Sephia
17
28.3%
1998 Sephia
12
20.0%
1999 Sephia
12
20.0%
2000 Sephia
13
21.7%
2001 Sephia
2
3.3%
Cities reporting most
Skyland
3
10.7%
Asheboro
3
10.7%
Durham
3
10.7%
Concord
3
10.7%
Research Triangle Park
2
7.1%
Boomer
2
7.1%
Morgaanton
2
7.1%
Charlston
2
7.1%
Pikeville
2
7.1%
Hempstead
2
7.1%
Winston-Salem
2
7.1%
Lumberton
2
7.1%