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KIA SEPHIA at salvage auctions

Copart 2000 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1210Y5906340 Normal Wear50,986 mi Jan 24 Copart 2000 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1212Y5864172 Front End109,930 mi Jan 23 Copart 2001 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB121115082032 Rear End125,160 mi Jun 21 Copart 2001 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB121615043727 Normal Wear198,529 mi Jun 21 Copart 2000 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1212Y5847324 Mechanical116,091 mi Jun 21 Copart 1998 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1210W5752709 Side171,785 mi Copart 2000 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1212Y5895860 Front End159,274 mi Copart 2000 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB1212Y5856993 Front End172,448 mi Copart 2001 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB121315914471 Rear End110,299 mi Copart 2001 KIA SEPHIA BASE KNAFB121615915484 Front End183,368 mi

KIA SEPHIA: model passport

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

At salvage auctions

Cars10
Median retail value$3,064
Median repair cost, % of value120%
Median odometer171,785 mi
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 4 40%
  2. Normal Wear 2 20%
  3. Rear End 2 20%
  4. Mechanical 1 10%
  5. Side 1 10%
Yard state
  1. SC2 20%
  2. TN2 20%
  3. AL1 10%
  4. CA1 10%
  5. FL1 10%
  6. IN1 10%
  7. NJ1 10%
  8. TX1 10%

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

3,091 complaints about the KIA SEPHIA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints3,091
With a crash299
With a fire118
Injured271
Deaths8
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Brakes
    median 42,475 mi at failure     810 26%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 60,662 mi at failure     395 13%
  3. Electrical system
    median 42,225 mi at failure     348 11%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 30,000 mi at failure     294 10%
  5. Airbags
    median 60,000 mi at failure     174 6%
  6. Fuel and propulsion
    median 60,000 mi at failure     164 5%
  7. Body and structure
    median 49,000 mi at failure     128 4%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 40,000 mi at failure     125 4%
  9. Seats and seat belts
    median 45,000 mi at failure     120 4%
  10. Steering
    median 57,000 mi at failure     81 3%
Complaints by model year
1994
1995
994
2000
2003

Recalls

8 recall campaigns for the KIA SEPHIA.

Recall campaigns by model year
1994
1995
6
2000

Real sale prices

38 sales of the KIA SEPHIA at US government auctions, median price $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.