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KIA K4 at salvage auctions

KIA K4: model passport

Everything our database knows about the KIA K4: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars23
Median retail value$21,357
Median repair cost, % of value90%
Median odometer21,877 mi
Run and drive94%
Model year
182025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 11 48%
  2. Rear End 9 39%
  3. Side 2 8.7%
  4. Rollover 1 4.3%
Yard state
  1. AL5 22%
  2. IL4 17%
  3. TX4 17%
  4. GA2 8.7%
  5. SC2 8.7%
  6. DE1 4.3%
  7. KY1 4.3%
  8. MI1 4.3%
  9. MN1 4.3%
  10. NJ1 4.3%
  11. PA1 4.3%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

122 complaints about the KIA K4 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints122
With a crash32
With a fire0
Injured19
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Driver assistance (AEB, lane assist)
    median 1,300 mi at failure
    30 25%
  2. Electrical system
    median 800 mi at failure
    18 15%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 58,000 mi at failure
    11 9%
  4. Steering 10 8%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain 8 7%
  6. Airbags 8 7%
  7. Speed control 6 5%
  8. Wheels and tires
    median 632 mi at failure
    4 3%
  9. Fuel and propulsion 4 3%
  10. Brakes 2 2%
Complaints by model year
972025
2026

Recalls

3 recall campaigns for the KIA K4.

Recall campaigns by model year
22025
2026

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2026 5.0
2025 5.0

Real sale prices

442 sales of the KIA K4 at US government auctions, median price $7,300. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.