Kia Motor Amanti - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Kia Motor Amanti owners have reported a total of 357 problems for their cars built in the 6 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Kia Motor Amanti. The 2005 Kia Motor Amanti cars have the most problems reported (123 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Kia Motor Amanti

Model Year Number of Problems
  2009 Amanti
5
  2008 Amanti
36
  2007 Amanti
20
  2006 Amanti
59
  2005 Amanti
123
  2004 Amanti
114

🔍 Common problems of Kia Motor Amanti

The following chart shows the 20 most common problems for Kia Motor Amanti cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (56 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (40 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Kia Motor Amanti

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Vehicle Speed Control
56
  Air Bag
40
  Power Train
40
  Engine And Engine Cooling
36
  Electrical System
35
  Equipment
25
  Suspension
23
  Gasoline Fuel System
19
  Service Brakes
14
  Exterior Lighting
14
   
  Other Fuel System
12
  Tire
8
  Steering
8
  Electronic Stability Control
7
  Visibility
7
  Structure
6
  Seats
2
  Wheel
2
  Seat Belt
2
  Forward Collision Avoidance
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Kia Motor Amanti of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Amanti model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Kia Motor Amanti model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Amanti Model Years

Amanti
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2009 597215    
0.34
  2008 366,07016    
0.37
  2007 204,50617    
0.26
  2006 598,25918    
0.40
  2005 12322,40919    
0.29
  2004 11420,18820    
0.28

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Kia Motor Amanti is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2008 Amanti
1
  2007 Amanti
2
  2006 Amanti
8
  2005 Amanti
3
  2004 Amanti
7


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