Reviews of OEM KIA parts For Business

This was my first car, bought 2nd hand during year 2016. Mine was 2.0cc 6 speed year built was 2012. Ive had eyeing this car for months before i took it.

Here's what best for me of this car:

1. Sporty looking, others in her segment only mitsubishi lancer was the top and i'll placed her seconds

2. Got paddleshifter as well

3. Steering felt really light, it was electric power steering

4. Rim stock 17" size, most other in her segment was 16". Again, lancer was 18" and Altis was 17" as well (but Altis still pricey of the same year)

5. 2.0cc was quick eventho this car heavy at her segment. Cruising easily goes to 160kmph and steering still felt sturdy

6. Audio system was okay-ish but change mine to aftermarket

Cons:

1. Fuel consumption is high, but not that too high

2. Spare part was easy to find around online/halfcut but a bit costly. Some people told me it was costly like owning a honda?

3. Shock Absorber prone to weak/faulty after 5 years of use

4. Small spare part mostly use plastic gear. Side mirror use plastic gear. The steering got small plastic gear(forgot whats it call) that will cause guk-guk sound when turning the steering but will not cause safety of the car

8 years as of 2nd owner I had replace:

1. Aircond compressor and radiator due to compressor failure

2. Rear wheel speed sensor

3. Front absorber two time changed (used OEM, not original)

4. Replaced stabilizer links due to bad rubber

5. Replaced belting and belt tensioner due to bad bearing

Sold it last year due to car upgrade. Still miss her tho..

The DRLs also never fade unlike newer Toyotas or Hondas that often go yellowish under warranty.

I changed my wife's KIA Soul pads at 60k miles. Used OEM pads. Checked a month or two ago and they were still halfway through. She is at 200k miles.

Kia proceed 2008, 1.4 benzina, varianta de 109 cai. 16 ani, 195k și încă merge. Pe lângă consumabile, am schimbat senzorul de abs la o roată

Another is that the OEM Kia battery just sucks…they fail. The fix is to get a new battery that doesn’t suck. Kia will replace the dead one within warranty but you’ll get another dodgy OEM battery. Most people seem to trend towards buying a good AGM aftermarket battery for this.

\u201822 Forte GT Line I bought in November of 2021. Had a Bluetooth issue in the entertainment system that they replaced and just had to replace the tires not too long ago because they sucked but other than that it runs just fine.

I have a 2023 Sportage SX and got a rock chip within the first month of owning it. Just got another one last month. Both while driving on the interstate. My husband was driving for the second one and didn't even know a rock had hit it, that's how small the rock had to have been. I had 3 Mazda 3's before this and never had any rock chips during those 7 years driving the same roads. I definitely think its the windshield.

I purchased a certified pre-owned 18 Optima in 2020, and maybe months later, a little crack started out of nowhere right at the start of the top of the windshield. Over time, it spread all the way to the bottom in two different directions.

Had ours crack in the same week and those Kia windshields are not cheap

My 23 Sportage windshield cracked from the tiniest pebble hitting it. The pebble sound was barely audible. Meanwhile boulders have rained on my 2016 Flex and it’s never left a mark, let alone a crack. The windshield quality on Kia’s are crap.