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KIA seat belt problems

Owners have filed 778 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on KIA vehicles — 1% of everything reported about the brand, across 33 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.

778

Complaints

1%

Share of all KIA complaints

195

Crashes

6

Fires

Which KIA models have the most seat belt problems

Sportage 105 13.5%

Worst in 1999

Sephia 97 12.5%

Worst in 1997

Optima 79 10.2%

Worst in 2013

Sorento 75 9.6%

Worst in 2011

Sedona 72 9.3%

Worst in 2002

RIO 64 8.2%

Worst in 2001

Forte 56 7.2%

Worst in 2014

Spectra 54 6.9%

Worst in 2003

Soul 53 6.8%

Worst in 2015

Telluride 38 4.9%

Worst in 2022

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

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