Kia Spectra by model year

1,211 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Spectra across 10 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Spectra

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2000	30
2001	56
2002	121
2003	132
2004	92
2005	130
2006	129
2007	206
2008	163
2009	152

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2009	152	Air bags (51%)		26 to 27
2008	163	Air bags (37%)		26 to 27
2007	206	Air bags (28%)	1	26
2006	129	Air bags (38%)	1	25
2005	130	Air bags (33%)	2	25
2004	92	Air bags (28%)	1	22 to 25
2003	132	Brakes (14%)		22 to 24
2002	121	Air bags (18%)		22 to 24
2001	56	Air bags (16%)
2000	30	Air bags (30%)