2008 Kia Amanti: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 36 complaints
36
Total Complaints
42,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,465 25th Percentile
42,000 Median Mileage
60,125 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
POWER TRAIN
3
AIR BAGS
2
SUSPENSION
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE THROTTLE TIP HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE. I BARELY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. I FEEL THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE POTENTIAL INJURY. *TR"
"DRIVERS' MIRROR ADJUSTMENT/MEMORY SETTING: THE DRIVERS' MIRROR WILL START CLICKING/MOVING,WHEN I HIT THE REMOTE.WHEN THE MIRRORS TILT DOWN AFTER PUT IN REVERSE,THE DRIVER'S MIRROR WILL NOT RETURN BACK TO THE MEMORY SETTING,WHICH HAS TO BE RESET EVERYTIME,IN ORDER TO PROPERLY USE MIRRORS.I HAVE TURNE..."
"DRIVERS' MIRROR ADJUSTMENT/MEMORY SETTING: THE DRIVERS' MIRROR WILL START CLICKING/MOVING,WHEN I HIT THE REMOTE.WHEN THE MIRRORS TILT DOWN AFTER PUT IN REVERSE,THE DRIVER'S MIRROR WILL NOT RETURN BACK TO THE MEMORY SETTING,WHICH HAS TO BE RESET EVERYTIME,IN ORDER TO PROPERLY USE MIRRORS.I HAVE TURNE..."

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