Overview & Reviews

The Kia Sephia has officially been renamed the Spectra sedan. Got that? So now, there's the Spectra hatchback and the sedan; they've always shared mechanicals, so no big change there. The sedan will now sport some exterior styling cues borrowed from the five-door version.

• Low base price, responsive steering and nimble handling, available hatchback configuration, killer warranty.

User Reviews:

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  Kia Crappia - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Jay Walker - May 30 - 2:00 am

  This is the worst car in the world, even worse than Jeeps. It gives the driver a poor feeling, and makes him wonder when itll break down again. All the features are the bare minimum in quality and it is the ugliest car in the world. Please, KIA, get rid of this car...it is terrible.

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  The Engine Fine, the Rest..... - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Jenns - May 23 - 3:26 pm

  This Car Runs great, only downer for my car was all the electric when out on it, and repairing it was not fun. Right now I have no Speedier, the mileage is wrong, and I have no idea how much gas I have. My heater/ac stop working about 2 year ago. It a great starter car, had a good monthly price when I bought it, and keeps it value, but now my entire repairs are worth more than the car. Their now warping on the dash board and the arm rest was just crap, I had it replace once and it fell apart on its own.

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  Its a college student car but not!!! - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Monica - March 2 - 5:26 pm

  The only great thing about this car is that it only cost $26 to fill her up. My AC stop working at a certain point now my heater stop working and also my trunk is leaking water which is causing my car to smell like mildew and also my dashborad is rising!!!

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  Shes snarky, but a good friend. - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Aenari - February 4 - 8:36 am

  It was my first car, and I was pleased. It worked, and the warranty is phenomenal. My power window motors were constantly iffy, but thats small potatoes - it drove, and drove consistently. The dash and what have you are fairly boring. The CD player developed an interesting quirk where it sucks the cd back in when you eject it before you can grab it. That was fun. But it was a dang good value with cruise control to boot. Keep up on the maintenance and shell behave. She is snarky; it never let me get too attached emotionally. But it was there for me.

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  No way, no how - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By jayjay - December 28 - 6:46 am

  Window motor replace, cruise control replace, transmission rebuild by 10,000 miles. Second transmission rebuild (the day after 5 yr warranty was up) gear shaft replaced incorrectly by dealership(and almost killed us) and a new starter by 40,000 miles. KIA would not help us, they were very rude and when our gear shaft fell out, we waited at the side of the road for 5 hrs waiting for them to send a tow. HORRIBLE customer service. And everything is high priced to replace. Im talking about a bolt costing $270. Before labor. It seemed like a good deal, but we have spent the buying price in repairs. Spend the extra $ for a different car. I have been broke ever since we got it. no way no how.

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  Great car for the $$$ - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Jake Dailey - December 7 - 2:00 am

  I cant say anything bad about this car. Ive owned it for 9 months and for basic reliable transportation, you cant go wrong. I wouldnt buy it new, since it depreciates so fast, but as a used car, its not bad! Its fun to drive with the manual tranny, I took a 1st and a 2nd in the local autocrosses with only upgraded 17" wheels and kuhmo tires:) I also added a CD player.

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  Its a car - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By watobot - October 31 - 8:47 pm

  Slow but practical. The automatic transmission is probably one of the worst ones Ive ever seen. Ive had mine for almost 2 years, and its never left me stranded, so its more reliable than you would expect from a Kia. If you put the back seats down, its surprisingly big inside. Interior isnt worth mentioning.

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  Like it all but the tires! - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Cmotif - August 30 - 10:00 am

  The car is peppy, looks different than other cars out there. I think that it is quicker than our 2002 Subaru GT Wagon. The main drawback is the poor quality stock tires. The tires wiggle just some shutting the doors. I can feel them flex too much in freeway driving. I want to replace them with quality tires and maybe slightly bigger wheels as soon as possible.

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  Good Value - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By Mark B - July 30 - 10:00 am

  The car runs great I havent had any problems yet. The warranty is killer. I use the car as a second vehicle. I would recommend this car tomy friends and family.

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  Cant Be Beat for the Price - 2002 Kia Spectra
  By lhartford03 - July 14 - 1:30 am

  I have found my Kia to be very reliable. Few mechanical problems (I keep up on maintenance). Good pick up for a 4 cyl - I have 5 speed version. Overall, the car has gone above and beyond what I would have expected for the price.