Kia Cadenza: best and worst years

Name: Kia Cadenza complaint rate by model year
Creator: YearsTell

Of the 3 Cadenza model years with a verified US sales figure (2014, 2015 and 2017), none drew enough complaints to be ranked against the others.

Median across these years: 1.50 per 1,000 sold in the first three years. A model year well above its own nameplate’s median is the signal worth acting on.

Every Cadenza model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

Model yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 1.50

Every model year, worst first

Each model year with a verified denominator. Follow a year for what owners reported about it.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints	Most-reported part
2014	1.90	17	Engine 19%
2017	1.50	9	Engine 26%
2015	0.48	4	Electrical System 20%

How to read this

What is counted?

Safety complaints owners filed with NHTSA in each model year’s first three years on the road, divided by how many were sold, so a year that sold twice as many cars is not penalised for it.

Why are some years drawn in dashed line?

Too few owners filed complaints about them to rank them. Few reports is not the same as a good year, so those years are left out of best and worst.

The full method