Vehicle report
1996 KIA SEPHIA
Reported problems
118 complaints · median 48000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 12 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 7 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 2 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
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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.