Kia Sephia 1996 reliability and quality

Production year from 1996 to 1998

Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this Kia Sephia is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was more below average.

During regular inspections from 2004 to 2006 in average failures were found for approximately 21.4 percents of Kia Sephia.
The most recent data available is for 2006, when the average defect rate for a 10-year-old Kia Sephia was 25.2 percent, the average for a car that age was 20 percent. In terms of reliability, Kia Sephia scored very poorly in the this test, with 90% of other cars of a similar age tested having fewer defects.

Year of inspection Age of car Failures found %
/ average for same age cars
Place in rating
Kia Sephia 1998
2006 8 years 21.5% / 17.20% 85. from 97
2005 7 years 19.7% / 17.00% 60. from 87
2004 6 years 13.3% / 10.90% 78. from 103
Kia Sephia 1997
2006 9 years 28.9% / 22.70% 69. from 78
2005 8 years 19.7% / 17.00% 60. from 87
2004 7 years 20.5% / 16.70% 69. from 85
Kia Sephia 1996
2006 10 years 28.9% / 22.70% 69. from 78
2005 9 years 24.7% / 22.40% 45. from 70
2004 8 years 20.5% / 16.70% 69. from 85