"How reliable is the 2005 Kia Amanti?"

"Based on 119 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Kia Amanti has a median complaint mileage of 56650 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Kia Amanti?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Kia Amanti is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 119 total complaints filed."

2005 Kia Amanti: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 119 complaints

119

Total Complaints

56,650mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,359 25th Percentile

56,650 Median Mileage

105,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUSPENSION

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE NEWER HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH! IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THOSE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS IS APPROACHING IN ANY LANE, I MUST PUT MY LEFT HAND & ARM UP TO SHIELD MY EYES. I FIND THOSE LIGHTS TO BE BLINDING AS SOON AS THAT..."

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED."

"ON WINDOW STICKER STATES CAR SHOULD AVERAGE 17 MILES PER GALLON CITY, AND 25 MILES PER GALLON ON HIGHWAY. OVER A NINE MONTH TEST WHICH I KEPT A RECORD OF DATE, TOTAL MILES ON CAR, MILES DRIVEN, TOTAL GAS TO REFILL TANK, AND MILES PER GALLON THE BEST MILEAGE WE GOT WAS 14.51 CITY. THE BEST OVERALL MI..."

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