KIA seat belt problems
Owners have filed 784 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on KIA vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 34 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the KIA Sportage, worst in 1999.
These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.
784
Complaints
100%
Share of all KIA complaints
196
Crashes
6
Fires
Which KIA models have the most seat belt problems
Worst KIA model years for seat belt problems
| Vehicle | Complaints | Share of that year | Median miles | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 KIA Sedona | 29 | 9% | 50,275 | F |
| 1997 KIA Sephia | 21 | 6% | — | F |
| 2013 KIA Optima | 18 | 1% | 89,896 | F |
| 1999 KIA Sportage | 17 | 3% | 69,000 | F |
| 2000 KIA Sephia | 17 | 4% | 38,500 | F |
| 2001 KIA RIO | 17 | 5% | 47,000 | D |
| 2002 KIA RIO | 16 | 9% | 87,229 | F |
| 1996 KIA Sephia | 15 | 7% | — | B |
| 2014 KIA Forte | 14 | 2% | 66,000 | F |
| 1999 KIA Sephia | 13 | 2% | 58,500 | D |
| 2003 KIA Sedona | 12 | 6% | 123,632 | A |
| 1995 KIA Sportage | 11 | 13% | — | B |
| 2009 KIA Borrego | 11 | 8% | 97,000 | A |
| 2011 KIA Sorento | 11 | 1% | 179,000 | A |
| 2001 KIA Sephia | 10 | 6% | — | F |
| 2001 KIA Sportage | 10 | 3% | 20,000 | C |
| 2016 KIA Sorento | 10 | 1% | 10,000 | F |
Other KIA problems
Seat belt problems on other brands
- Ford seat belt problems 6,456
- Chevrolet seat belt problems 4,261
- Dodge seat belt problems 3,064
- Toyota seat belt problems 2,577
- Honda seat belt problems 2,219
- Jeep seat belt problems 1,982
- Hyundai seat belt problems 1,734
- Nissan seat belt problems 1,330
- Chrysler seat belt problems 1,036
- Plymouth seat belt problems 1,010
- Mazda seat belt problems 990
- BMW seat belt problems 911