2004 Kia Sedona: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 226 complaints
226
Total Complaints
42,000mi
Median Mileage
WHEELS
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,000 25th Percentile
42,000 Median Mileage
82,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

WHEELS
24
STEERING
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
WHEELS:HUB
8
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
7

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
13
Fires
27
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WINDSHIELD HAS SOME TYPE OF HAZE THAT APPEARS CLOUDY THROUGH THE DRIVER'S EYES. THE HAZE MAKES IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE CLEARLY. *AK THE KIA REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE HAZE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. *NM"
"WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED FRONT END VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT ROTORS WERE ALREADY REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE DESCRIBED AS RUBBING COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *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