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2000 Kia Sephia brakes problems

The 2000 Kia Sephia has 100 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

100

Brakes complaints

22%

Share of year

15

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Sephia brakes complaints by model year317 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 18 complaints1996: 50 complaints1997: 91 complaints1998: 317 complaints1999: 211 complaints2000: 100 complaints2001: 13 complaints2002: 1 complaints
Sephia brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE A/C HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST USE, AND THE GAS LIGHT STAYED ON. (TURI MILLER CAN BE REACH AS WELL AT: D-[PHONE] OR H-[PHONE] AND…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · July 8, 2002 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Kia Sephia have?

NHTSA has 100 complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia brakes — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.