Vehicle report

2005 KIA SPECTRA

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Reported problems

103 complaints · median 49900 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS24
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
STEERING8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL4
ENGINE4
SEATS4
STRUCTURE:BODY4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
PARKING BRAKE3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
SUSPENSION3
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SEAT BELTS2
SERVICE BRAKES2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENT1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
STEERING:LINKAGES1
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
WHEELS1

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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.