I have been doing some research on Kia vehicles and I realized from several threads on this platform that there are no recent reviews on the product.

Therefore, if you currently use or have used a Kia product, kindly help in dropping a review that could help somebody. While doing that, kindly indicate the model and year you have had experience with.

Is Kia still a substandard vehicle?
How about its fuel consumption?
Are the spare parts now easily available?
Cost of maintenance.

Thank you.

I used a Kia cerato bought brand new in 2014. It was a 1.6L engine and the fuel economy was great. Used the car for only 3 years though as it was only ok for intra city runs. The 1st time I took it from Lagos to Ibadan, almost had an accident while trying to overtake a trailer as it refused to gain speed when I floored the throttle. Just revved loudly as if the gear was in neutral and I had to humbly fall back behind the trailer to avoid an oncoming truck. Decided to just use it for office runs within Lagos and stuck with my older 2011 Jetta for my Ibadan trips. In 2017, i noticed the steering started vibrating seriously when braking. Apparently the steering rack was the cause and at the time replacing it was going to cost 350k. That was the final straw for me so sold it while making a silent promise never to buy a Kia until I get assurances their cars have improved. Still waiting…

kunle1004:
I used a Kia cerato bought brand new in 2014. It was a 1.6L engine and the fuel economy was great. Used the car for only 3 years though as it was only ok for intra city runs. The 1st time I took it from Lagos to Ibadan, almost had an accident while trying to overtake a trailer as it refused to gain speed when I floored the throttle. Just revved loudly as if the gear was in neutral and I had to humbly fall back behind the trailer to avoid an oncoming truck. Decided to just use it for office runs within Lagos and stuck with my older 2011 Jetta for my Ibadan trips. In 2017, i noticed the steering started vibrating seriously when braking. Apparently the steering rack was the cause and at the time replacing it was going to cost 350k. That was the final straw for me so sold it while making a silent promise never to buy a Kia until I get assurances their cars have improved. Still waiting…

Wow. This is so eye opening.
Thank you for your submission.

kunle1004:
I used a Kia cerato bought brand new in 2014. It was a 1.6L engine and the fuel economy was great. Used the car for only 3 years though as it was only ok for intra city runs. The 1st time I took it from Lagos to Ibadan, almost had an accident while trying to overtake a trailer as it refused to gain speed when I floored the throttle. Just revved loudly as if the gear was in neutral and I had to humbly fall back behind the trailer to avoid an oncoming truck. Decided to just use it for office runs within Lagos and stuck with my older 2011 Jetta for my Ibadan trips. In 2017, i noticed the steering started vibrating seriously when braking. Apparently the steering rack was the cause and at the time replacing it was going to cost 350k. That was the final straw for me so sold it while making a silent promise never to buy a Kia until I get assurances their cars have improved. Still waiting…

please throw me some light on Jetta Volkswagen.
I am interested in that vehicle

goodnewscliff:
please throw me some light on Jetta Volkswagen.
I am interested in that vehicle

I bought the Jetta brand new in 2011 and used it as a daily driver till 2021 when I sold it. It was very rugged and performed well. The major issues were with the front suspension. Had bad roads where I stayed so had to replace the stabiliser linkage rather frequently (can’t stand those funny noises). Serviced with stallion motors for the 1st 5 years but the service cost became annoyingly high. Found a mechanic at Itire that I switched to after that. I would buy a Volkswagen again in a heartbeat but not sure about getting the me as Tokunbo (new ones are not available here now to the best of my knowledge)