FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA SPECTRA5

Owners have filed 58 complaints about the KIA SPECTRA5 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2008. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2008 KIA SPECTRA5

24 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2007 KIA SPECTRA5

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA SPECTRA5 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
2008 D 24 4 0 77,430 Airbags
2007 C 11 1 2 115,000 Airbags
2006 C 23 2 0 90,000 Airbags

What breaks on a KIA SPECTRA5

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

Airbags 28 48.3%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 5 8.6%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 4 6.9%

Worst in 2008

Seats 4 6.9%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 4 6.9%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.2%

Worst in 2008

Steering 2 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 2 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 2 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 1 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Lights 1 1.7%

Worst in 2008

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 1 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA SPECTRA5, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2009 peak 5 Jun 2019

Compare the KIA SPECTRA5

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