Spectra

2007 · EX

Resale price

$4,050

5-yr depreciation

74%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$470

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

92,500

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Camshaft position sensor faults; rust at the rear wheel arches.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Hwaseong, South Korea

Country of origin

South Korea

Home market of Kia, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from South Korea

95%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in South Korea.

Made in the USA

parts

assembly

Finished outside the US; the figure above is US-sourced parts only.

Against the Whole archive median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$4,050	$8,200	−$4,150
5-yr depreciation	74%	55%	+19%
Yearly maintenance	$470	$482	−$12
Combined MPG	26 mpg	30 mpg	−4 mpg
Trouble-free miles	92,500 mi	138,000 mi	−45,500 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 01

Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011

500,000+ miles

Half a million miles on the original engine

The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.

What it is

1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body