Vehicle report
1997 KIA SEPHIA
Reported problems
205 complaints · median 69000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 33 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 23 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 23 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 23 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 21 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 19 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 17 |
| STRUCTURE | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 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:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 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.