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Additionally, Kia’s Niro hybrid crossover is supposedly the most dependable vehicle available today, a major win for this South Korean automaker. Consumer Reports ’ Annual Auto Reliability Survey is based on responses from their subscribers who have purchased or leased more than 640,000 new vehicles since the year 2000.
For today's podcast, we sat down with Tyson Jominy, Vice President, data and analytics for J.D. Power, to discuss what the most reliable car brands are. We also talked about why a certain OEM has been dominant for a long time, how struggling brands can improve, and how electrification affects...
Driving many of these systems is your car’s forward-facing camera. Mounted high up on the windshield, on the backside of your rear-view mirror mount, this camera has an ideal vantage point from which to keep an eye on the road ahead, feeding a livestream to an embedded computer capable of interpreting the footage and taking split-second ...
1880 posts · Joined 2016. #3 · Apr 18, 2021. Kia and it's Theta II engine have had some problems in the past, but it affects very few people. Honda has been known to have the best reliability in the segment, but some of those have had problems as well. When you buy a new car, there is always the possibility that you purchased a lemon -- with ...
Even my brand new Lexus RX300 had alls sorts of problems/design faults 10 years ago! Most reliable car in our family was my ex-wife Accent '97...In 4 years of ownership, besides normal maintenance items, it only required a battery after 31/2 years and front brake pads once.
Sort by. Oldest first. dnalillig. 2 posts · Joined 2022. #2 · Jul 31, 2022. Just wondering if you did your cross-country trip. We just bought a new Niro EV and have taken it out of town on 2 day trips so far. Have had some frustrations finding rapid charges out of order. Evidently the supply chain issues are delaying repairs on some.
The 2.0 is much more powerful than the 2.4 NA motor. Plus, not advertised, but the Turbo motor is intercooled as well! Run good fuel and synthetic oil in the motor. Can't speak about longevity, but these motors have a 100K/mile warranty on them. 2019 Kia Sportage. SX-Turbo. 2.0L Turbocharged - Intercooled -Gasoline.
CarAndDriver Slams Kia Sorento Reliability. Thought this might be a fun thread! Car and Driver just posted their 40,000 mile review of the 2.5t Sorento and is pretty scathing. By coincidence, my 2021 X-Line is just about to cross 40k miles (39,XXX) and I figured I could provide a complimentary review. Pros: The 2.5t is an absolute blast.
DavesSpectra. 6941 posts · Joined 2010. #4 · Feb 25, 2012. By now most persons doing any work on their cars will have metric tools. Even cars made in the USA have a high content (if not all) of metric parts/nuts/bolts. EVERY car made today has some required special tools and KIA is no exception. It really depends on what area of the car you ...
Plus I couldn't sell a car with a leaking water pump and broken bolt which makes selling it pretty difficult. Trade in value is like $600 with the mileage. Up to this week, it has been the most reliable vehicle we have ever owned. We bought new, my wife drove for 4 years and then I took it from her when I bought her a new car.