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Kia RondoYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 297 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Kia Rondo year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Rondo has 5 safety recalls on record.

Kia Rondo
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'07 '08 '09Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints297Top: Air bagsSafety recalls52007–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY 4.0.

Best & worst years

Kia Rondo years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Rondo median. Tap a year for its full report.

'07'08'09'10'11
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2011Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls2009Solid62/10072 complaints · 2 recalls2008Solid50/10097 complaints · 3 recalls2007Solid48/100117 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Rondo problems

All model years combined: 297 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags5021
Steering502
Engine423
Service brakes313
Electrical system313
Fuel/propulsion system281
Vehicle speed control245
Exterior lighting222
Electronic stability control (ESC)220
18 other systems12411
5 recalls

Kia Rondo recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

28%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module23V-652 · 2010–2011 · Sep 25, 2023 · 1,730,192 vehiclesPark outside–Brake lights: switch13V-114 · 2007–2010 · Apr 1, 2013 · 980,377 vehicles–Air bags: frontal12V-014 · 2007–2008 · Jan 17, 2012 · 145,755 vehicles–Brake lights: switch09V-130 · 2007 · Apr 17, 2009 · 139,844 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: storage08V-459 · 2008–2009 · Sep 11, 2008 · 6,680 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Rondo

  1. Hyundai and Kia ABS Module FiresAQ23002 · 2010–2011 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of Motive PowerDP22003 · 2007–2010 · closed Dec 12, 2023
    No recall