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KIA SPECTRA at salvage auctions

Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121275401051 Front End upcomingNov 16 Copart 2005 KIA SPECTRA SPECTRA5 KNAFE161655081465 Rear End205,548 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2003 KIA SPECTRA BASE KNAFB121935275984 Front End114,890 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2005 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121X55155881 Front End321,748 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2005 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121455181750 Rear End upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE222X95642387 Front End383,611 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2006 KIA SPECTRA SPECTRA5 KNAFE161765339669 Side330,452 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2009 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE221095653549 Side upcomingNov 11 Copart 2006 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121065208671 Front End121,238 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE122775487014 Rear End170,601 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2004 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121645020461 Front End upcomingNov 10 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121275401051 Front End not soldNov 9 Copart 2005 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121X55097951 Rear End123,483 mi Nov 9 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121475458447 Front End219,570 mi Nov 9 Copart 2003 KIA SPECTRA GS KNAFB161X35106941 Front End145,760 mi Nov 9 Copart 2008 KIA SPECTRA LX KNAFE121785538133 Minor Dent / Scratches199,269 mi Nov 9 Copart 2009 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE221X95654496 Rear End183,510 mi Jan 27 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121475420748 Front End184,503 mi Jan 27 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121475427067 Rear End199,086 mi Jan 27 Copart 2009 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE221695658335 Front End148,211 mi Jan 27 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121175403552 Normal Wear200,768 mi Jan 27 Copart 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121875000118 Rear End182,653 mi Jan 27 Copart 2008 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121485545847 Front End148,650 mi Jan 26 Copart 2008 KIA SPECTRA EX KNAFE121585022384 Side165,875 mi Jan 26

KIA SPECTRA: model passport

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

At salvage auctions

Cars260
Median retail value$3,749
Median repair cost, % of value104%
Median odometer148,650 mi
Run and drive94%
Model year
2002
2005
662009
Primary damage
  1. Front End 138 53%
  2. Rear End 44 17%
  3. Side 33 13%
  4. Mechanical 11 4.2%
  5. All Over 8 3.1%
  6. Normal Wear 7 2.7%
  7. Minor Dent / Scratches 6 2.3%
  8. Vandalism 5 1.9%
  9. Water / Flood 3 1.2%
  10. Rollover 2 <1%
Yard state
  1. GA19 7.3%
  2. SC18 6.9%
  3. CO16 6.2%
  4. IL14 5.4%
  5. TX13 5.0%
  6. CA12 4.6%
  7. NC11 4.2%
  8. AL10 3.8%
  9. FL10 3.8%
  10. IN9 3.5%
  11. KY8 3.1%
  12. MN8 3.1%

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

1,219 complaints about the KIA SPECTRA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints1,219
With a crash261
With a fire23
Injured207
Deaths7
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 65,000 mi at failure     368 30%
  2. Electrical system
    median 68,000 mi at failure     93 8%
  3. Brakes
    median 64,500 mi at failure     88 7%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 39,044 mi at failure     86 7%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 33,430 mi at failure     86 7%
  6. Seats and seat belts
    median 74,000 mi at failure     85 7%
  7. Fuel and propulsion
    median 64,400 mi at failure     75 6%
  8. Speed control
    median 80,279 mi at failure     72 6%
  9. Body and structure
    median 76,000 mi at failure     50 4%
  10. Steering
    median 34,500 mi at failure     41 3%
Complaints by model year
2000
2005
206
2009

Recalls

2 recall campaigns for the KIA SPECTRA.

Recall campaigns by model year
2004
22005
2007

Real sale prices

687 sales of the KIA SPECTRA at US government auctions, median price $1,500. 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.