Kia Sedona (06 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 05 January 2010
The Kia Sedona may not be the best looking or most stylish people carrier around, but it's great value with a spacious interior, rear sliding doors and a good level of standard equipment on all models. The considerable size means there's plenty of room for passengers in the back and seven seats come as standard (the rear ones can be removed completely). However it's not daunting to drive and a tight turning circle means tricky manoeuvres are pretty easy. Unsurprisingly, it's the strong diesel engine which is the most popular choice. Along with a smooth ride, even on rough roads, it means the Sedona is a comfortable and relaxed long distance family car. It was made even better in January 2010 when a seven-year warranty replaced the previous three year scheme.
3.5 out of 5

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Running costs

Whether you're buying new or used, the Sedona is great value and you certainly get plenty of car for your money. The petrol is best avoided if you want to keep costs down as it's thirsty and expensive to tax. Kia servicing is generally good value and insurance is competitive with other people carriers of this size at group 12 for the GS and group 13 for LS and TS models.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£2,360 - £2,360 *

Diesel

£1,526 - £2,068 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

10,000 miles.

Warranty

Three years/unlimited miles. From January 2010 this was changed to seven years/100,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£215.00 - £460.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

2 out of 5

Green credentials

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    179
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    255
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The Sedona is quite a polluting model, with an average of 226g/km CO2 across the line-up. The petrol is the worst culprit, emitting 255g/km of CO2, making road tax expensive. The more popular diesel emits 206g/km of CO2 (with the manual gearbox) and returns a respectable 36mpg, although this drops to 32mpg when you choose the automatic.

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