Does anyone have any bad things to say about kia cars?

Question

I have a brand new 07' kia rio5 it was within my bugdet and love the gas mileage, but uncertain how reliable it will be in the future even if i take good care of it. Does anyone own one that's a few years old? What was your experience like with the dealership?

Answer 1

Kias are budget cars, and you get what you pay for. Budget cars are not built to be the best. They are made by Hyundai, and Kias are to Hyundais what Saturns are to GMCs. That doesn't mean you'll have tons of problems with the car, but I wouldn't personally buy one.

Answer 2

Are Kias Bad Cars

Answer 3

I don't own a kia but i can say this about them cheap ,reliable and there not bad looking at all(kinda like a saturn)....I would take it on a long road trip any day.Parents get there teens a kia for a reson because there good cars and they don't want there beemers getting messed up.

Answer 4

im going to disagree with everyone here. The first generation of rios were plagued with problems, but in the last two years, they have really stepped up to the plate.
'consumer guide' is known to bash cars until they bleed, and they rated the 07 as a best buy.
Jd Power gave the 06-07 3.5 out of 5 on quality (better then average)... compared to a 2 for the 01-05 model.
It is hard to say what the 07 model will be like in the long haul, but if you base it off of what the 06 model is like, it should be worth it.
Also, to say that a car with a 100,000 mile warranty NEEDS it is way to far. The fact that they have the 100,000 mile warranty shows you they have faith in the quality of that car, because they dont want to be spending money to fix it.
The rio offers a 60,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty, 60,000 mile roadside assist warranty, 100,000 mile drive train warranty, amd 100,000 mile corrosion warranty.
Compare that to an average american car: Ford Fusion:
bumper to bumper 36,000 miles, 60,000 miles roadside assist, 60,000 mile drivetrain, 5 year corrosion warranty.

Answer 5

As far as how the car is made no. they are well constructed Korean cars. As a service writer for an auto repair shop I do have some problem with aftermarket part availability, and local dealerships. The car doesn't have many dealers yet so I'm always going out of state to get parts.

Answer 6

my wife has a kia venga, it was i year old bought from longly motors Huddersfield ,it had 12000 on the clock
we have had it one year and all the brake discs have been changed,because the keep going rusty and grind all the time,we don't do a lot of mileage about 3000 a year.if the car is not used even for 3 days the discs start to go rusty,we keep taking the car back to them and let them listen to the grinding.
they said that it was my wife's fault because she does not brake hard enough,and she does not cover a lot of miles.what a LOAD OF BULL.its the worst car we have ever bought

Answer 7

They just released a report two days ago about the vehicles that are the worse values, besides Fords, and GM's, Kia's ranked poorly. Why do you think they offer that 100/K mile warranty. If the vehicles didn't need it they wouldn't need to offer it.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, you won't hear as many people complaining about Kia not because of Kia's reliability, but too few people own one to vouch for it.

I have a friend who owns a Kia, and she seems to like hers. As far as reliability, I don't know.

Answer 9

Yeah they suck they are a cheap poorly made car my friend had one and if you went above 40 it would shake like hell KIA ARE TERRIBLE

Answer 10

i drive a 01' kia optima...have had a few problems with it...from what i hear they are cheap and poorly made...I cant wait to get a new car!