Kia seat belts problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 793 complaints involve seat belts. The Sportage accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Sedona with 29 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 793 about seat belts, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Sportage 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 365 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 198 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2002 Kia Sedona29 complaints
- 1997 Kia Sephia21 complaints
- 2013 Kia Optima18 complaints
- 2001 Kia Rio17 complaints
- 2000 Kia Sephia17 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1997 | 30 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 25 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 46 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2027 | 9 |
Among the 365 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.