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Kia Sorento and Mazda RX-8 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018
An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.
| Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
| 41 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 30500 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Glitchy. Generally minor issues.2016 |
Kia Sorento | [?] | see reported repairs | ||
| 41 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 30500 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Glitchy. Generally minor issues. |
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| 28 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 86900 miles driven Redesigned for this model year.2011 |
Kia Sorento | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
| 28 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 86900 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. |
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TrueDelta Reviews the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sorento
| Kia Sorento Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| The number one reason most people seem to have for not buying a Kia is that it's a Kia. As noted in the introduction, negative brand perceptions linger. see full Kia Sorento review | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Kia Sorento
| Kia Sorento Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
in the past, not known to be good brand and still new to car industry. see full Kia Sorento review |
| 2011 | 4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Unsure about long term reliability and overall build quality see full Kia Sorento review |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 192-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic AWD w/low range |
Poor brand reputation - cheap car image see full Kia Sorento review |
What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Mazda RX-8
| Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2010 | 4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Drove a 1979 Maxda RX-7 for more than 100,000 miles -- only brand with a rotary engine! see full Mazda RX-8 review |
| 2006 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Reliable--my last Mazda was a daily driver for 15 years. Sporty image. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
| 2005 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
the brand has a quality reputation with my car having a 100k miles warrenty. Also like mazda in general for their sporty feel/image they try to put in every car. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
| 2004 | 4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2 4-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Mazda is fairly reliable. Not much else to say on this really. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
| 2004 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
Mazda and the RX-8 is about the driver, everything inside the car points toward the driver and the spirit of driving being fun. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
| Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2004 | 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD |
My personal biases show here being someone that drives almost exclusively European cars. There is nothing I hate more than under lighting and flame kits on exhausts and the RX-8 fall smack dab into that category. see full Mazda RX-8 review |
