2018 Kia Stinger
Complaints about this year name inspection far more often than the model's other years — 10% of them, about 26× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 67 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 16 |
| Involving a crash | 2 |
| Involving a fire | 5 |
| Recalls | 4 |
| EPA combined | 22 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- replaced vehicle — 10% of complaints, 26× usual
- weeks — 10% of complaints, 26× usual
- oil — 22% of complaints, 4× usual
What owners wrote
Oil pressure switch is malfunctioning. At idle, low oil light comes after. When accelerating the light goes off.
My oil light came on around 91,000 miles. Kia is known for this issue being an oil pressure sensor issue. Happens around 80,000-100,000 miles. Its a pretty common issue and the labor for a $80 part costs up to $2,000.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 18V754000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 20V518000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
- 23V634000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 24V169000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Kia Stinger was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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