For being such cheap cars, Kia on the whole is actually fairly reliable. They have been pretty easy to do maintenance / repairs on. My family has had two Kia

For being such cheap cars, Kia on the whole is actually fairly reliable. They have been pretty easy to do maintenance / repairs on. My family has had two Kia Rios and a Niro. Kia also loads up the options on the second trim up (the bottom trim is often stripped down). You do get a lot for the money.