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Kia Sedona EXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 121 NHTSA owner complaints across 3 model years, no Kia Sedona EX year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2002, 2003 and 2004. The Sedona EX has 1 safety recall on record.

Kia Sedona EX
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'02 '03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints121Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls12002–2004 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kia Sedona EX 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 Sedona EX median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Solid53/10037 complaints · 1 recall2003Solid50/10034 complaints · 1 recall2002Solid42/10050 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Kia Sedona EX problems

All model years combined: 121 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
Electrical system2614
Steering200
Engine and engine cooling162
Service brakes, hydraulic131
Seats128
Structure114
Air bags104
Power train101
Suspension81
15 other systems517
1 recall

Kia Sedona EX recalls

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

–Seats05V-463 · 2002–2004 · Oct 5, 2005 · 74,276 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sedona EX

  1. STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BINDINGEA08017 · 2002–2004 · closed Jul 1, 2009
    No recall
  2. STEERING BINDINGPE08033 · 2002–2004 · closed Aug 28, 2008
    No recall