2002 KIA SEDONA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-21 193 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (27 complaints · 14.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 17
  • Fires 13
  • Injuries 20
  • Deaths 1
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 27 of 193 owner complaints (14.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 27 complaints, 14.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27 · 14.0% · 5 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 22 complaints, 11.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 22 · 11.4% · 3 crash reports ENGINE: 17 complaints, 8.8% of reports ENGINE 17 · 8.8% · 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 17 complaints, 8.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 17 · 8.8% · 2 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 16 complaints, 8.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 16 · 8.3% · 5 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 14 complaints, 7.3% of reports VISIBILITY 14 · 7.3% POWER TRAIN: 11 complaints, 5.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 11 · 5.7% STRUCTURE: 11 complaints, 5.7% of reports STRUCTURE 11 · 5.7% AIR BAGS: 10 complaints, 5.2% of reports AIR BAGS 10 · 5.2% · 5 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 119 complaints, 61.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 119 · 61.7% · 10 crash reports 6 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27 14.0% 0 crashes · 5 fires
SEAT BELTS 22 11.4% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 17 8.8% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 17 8.8% 2 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 16 8.3% 5 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 14 7.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 11 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 11 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 10 5.2% 5 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 119 61.7% 10 crashes · 6 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2001. 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2002-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2003-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2003-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2004-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2005-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2001 Jul 2017 Investigation PE04067 ● Investigation PE04067 Investigation PE08033 ● Investigation PE08033 Investigation EA08017 ● Investigation EA08017
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 5
2002-Q3 Owner reports 21
2002-Q4 Owner reports 10
2003-Q1 Owner reports 10
2003-Q2 Owner reports 12
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 9
2004-Q1 Owner reports 5
2004-Q2 Owner reports 8
2004-Q3 Owner reports 6
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 11
2005-Q2 Owner reports 6
2005-Q3 Owner reports 10
2005-Q4 Owner reports 9
2006-Q1 Owner reports 5
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 5
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE04067
Defect investigation 1 PE08033
Defect investigation 1 EA08017

Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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