Kia Rondo
2009 only
2009 Kia Rondo have 101 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Power steering pump, rack and lines, typically surfacing around 87,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2009 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Kia Rondo report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2009 only
Median onset: 87,000 miles.
Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 83,000 miles.
Median onset: 85,500 miles. 15.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 90,000 miles.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
Median onset: 77,000 miles.
Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 144,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $630–$1,700 nationally.
Median onset: 90,474 miles.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2009 model year. See the full Kia Rondo report for every year and full specs/safety data.