"How reliable is the 2006 Kia Amanti?"

"Based on 61 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Kia Amanti has a median complaint mileage of 26100 miles. The most common issue is Vehicle Speed Control."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Kia Amanti?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Kia Amanti is Vehicle Speed Control, accounting for a significant portion of the 61 total complaints filed."

2006 Kia Amanti: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 61 complaints

Total Complaints

26,100mi

Median Mileage

Vehicle Speed Control

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,782 25th Percentile

26,100 Median Mileage

72,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Vehicle Speed Control

Automatic Transmission

Electrical System

Air Bags

Power Train

Suspension

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Adjust

Accelerator Pedal

Unknown Or Other

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SEAT MOVED FORWARD BY IT'S SELF WITHOUT PUSHING ANY BUTTON PUSHING DRIVER'S KNEES INTO DASH AND ABDOMEN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, SLIGHTLY INJURING HER KNEES. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE STOPPED NOR COULD IT BE MOVED BACK TO THE REAR. THE VEHICLE IS A NEW KIA AMANTI SEDAN AND WAS HAULED BACK TO ..."

"THE DRIVERS SEAT GOES FORWARD BY ITSELF IT CANNOT BE STOPPED BY CONTROL SWITCHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, TWICE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN, ONCE INJURIES WERE INFLICTED TO THE DRIVER,THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR 20+ DAYS..."

"TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE, IT WOULD DO SO VERY SLOWLY AND THE RPMS WERE RUNNING AS THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CONTA..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Vehicle Speed Control 9 complaints

25th: 42,250 mi Median: 60,500 mi 75th: 82,000 mi

Automatic Transmission 9 complaints

25th: 4,287 mi Median: 7,843 mi 75th: 20,000 mi

Electrical System 5 complaints

25th: 13,550 mi Median: 18,500 mi 75th: 27,475 mi

Air Bags 4 complaints

25th: 70,225 mi Median: 104,815 mi 75th: 134,473 mi

Power Train 4 complaints

Median: 75,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 7 IL: 6 GA: 4 FL: 4 CA: 4 MD: 4 OH: 3 NC: 3 SC: 3 PA: 3

Who Files Complaints?

19.7%

Original Owners

80.3%

Second+ Owners

Kia Amanti — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2004	112	45,000	Vehicle Speed Control	12
2005	119	56,650	Vehicle Speed Control	5
2007	20	54,000	Air Bags	0
2008	36	42,000	Unknown Or Other	4

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