2000 Kia Spectra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 30 complaints
30
Total Complaints
20,705mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,395 25th Percentile
20,705 Median Mileage
36,604 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, IDLES VERY HIGH, AND HAS ODORS COMING FROM ENGINE INTO PASSENGER AREA. *AK"
"VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, IDLES VERY HIGH, AND HAS ODORS COMING FROM ENGINE INTO PASSENGER AREA. *AK"
"AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND WOULD REMAIN ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS FOR REPAIRS. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28