2007 Kia Rondo
Complaints about this year name replaced far more often than the model's other years — 28% of them, about 71× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 117 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 9 |
| Involving a crash | 13 |
| Involving a fire | 2 |
| Recalls | 3 |
| EPA combined | 21 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- out — 22% of complaints, 56× usual
- back — 18% of complaints, 45× usual
- accident — 15% of complaints, 38× usual
What owners wrote
NEVER INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, CHECKED WITH A MECHANIC AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR MAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A COST OF 2.000 DOLLARS, CAR IS ONLY 59000 MILES.
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE A/C BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 12V014000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 09V130000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
- 13V114000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Kia Rondo was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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