Faults:

Clutch plate replaced 40K Km

Timing belt broke at 60K Km

Handle on hatch replaced at 70K Km

Repeated leaks in rear-window washer hose

Interior light erratic

Three Kumho tires popped very early

General Comments:

- I have seen Rios dead because of timing belt

- Manual trans is a saving grace for low-power engine

- Corolla has smaller engine but puts out more horse-power and gets better consumption -- fuel efficiency is a disappointment in this vehicle

- Scheduled maintenance remarkably inexpensive

- Body work remarkably expensive

Faults:

Transmission Replaced (Under Warranty) at 57,000 miles, Timing belt broke at 66,000 miles and destroyed engine. (Not covered by 100,000 mile warranty because apparently it is supposed to be replaced at 60,000 miles)

General Comments:

Cheap piece of junk, gets you from A-B until it self destructs. Make sure you do all your scheduled maintenance. or warranty won't cover you at all. My uncle bought a Kia Rio the day after me and his timing belt went out and destroyed his engine at 55,000 miles.

Faults:

I have had to have one wheel bearing replaced.

I had the car into the dealer for a check engine light once; turned out to be nothing.

General Comments:

I was so pleased to buy a car in perfect condition for only $7500.00.

I drive it in Northern Ontario, Canada where the temperatures reach -30 Celsius, pot-holes etc.

The car is flawless. Good gas mileage.

Can't push it too hard up hills. If you drop it into 3rd gear it actually performs rather nicely.

I barely touch the gas to cruise at 120k/p/h. Summer I get 45m/p/g (Canadian gallon) and in the winter average 33. I can't complain.

The bumper to bumper warranty up to 100,000km or 5 years is terrific.

The dealership has been excellent.

Of course the paint doesn't stand up well, but this is a cheap car. I think for such a cheap car it is pretty amazing to have a DOHC motor, A/C, CD player, dual airbags etc.

Faults:

The timing belt broke at 90,400 ks, which seized my engine making the car useless to me.

The clutch started squeaking about 3 years into to owning the car.

Has no real horse power at all.

General Comments:

I bought a KIA because of it's great warranty, only to find out that you must follow their overpriced scheduled maintenance program. It was my 1st car and I was not willing to pay $125 for the minimal service #1, or the $250 Service #2, let alone the $750 for the major one every year. Since I purchased my car in 2004, KIA has lowered their rates, they have also improved on the poor craftsmanship of the parts used, but I still have a totally useless 2004 vehicle that I'm still paying for and that KIA's "great" warranty won't do anything for. I will not purchase a KIA again, and I warn others to be sure that the previous owner has records of service done at a KIA dealership, otherwise the warranty is null and void.

Faults:

Nothing, not even a check engine light... nothing.

General Comments:

I love this car. I have had no problems with this car. It has run perfect since I got it, and the service I have received has been excellent.

I live up in Northern Canada and the roads are not the greatest. A little rougher terrain and this little car goes through it all.

I will never buy another brand; KIA has awesome vehicles, warranty and service. I would never trust another make.

Faults:

The check engine came on within 1 month.

The oxygen sensor went bad at 11,000 km.

The mud flap broke after 7 months.

The air breather cover needed replacing at 4000 km.

It got a dull spot on hood after 1 year.

Tires lost their balance at 24000 km.

Plastic molding in trunk warped.

General Comments:

It is a nice car, but is really cheap.

The dash vibrates and drives me crazy.

The air conditioning kills the power of the engine.

It isn't very good on gas.

The service department is very rude especially if it is warranty related.