Vehicle report

2003 KIA RIO

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Reported problems

74 complaints · median 30000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
SEAT BELTS3
EQUIPMENT2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2
POWER TRAIN2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2
STEERING:COLUMN2
SUSPENSION2
AIR BAGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS1
STEERING1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.