I Thought That Nothing Could Rival the Honda Civic Sedan at Its Price Point, But Then I Tested the New 2025 Kia K4 GT-Line, and Have Discovered a Great New Option For Buyers To Consider

I bought the Kia K4 EX -- the middle choice that has more options than the 2 below and a few options less than the 2 above. The cloth seats are incredible! The faux-leather steering wheel wrap is great! And, of course the dash design. Another couple thousand off the GT-line! This is the best value.

Comparing a Honda to a Kia, is like comparing a piece of gold to a turd!! I wouldn't own a Kia, I wouldn't want to be ya, in a Kia !! I have a 2003 Honda Accord with close to 200k on it!! I think it will go another 100k, if the rust doesn't get it first!! Good luck with the Kia!!🤣🤣🤣

John, I like this direct "most likely" comparison. Two notes: 1. Since you bolded the mixed driving fuel economy, maybe insert the mixed driving MPG result with the Civic (I clicked your link and it was the Si, so not apples-to-apples); 2. More importantly, everyone agrees the Civic is really good except for one (in my old man case) fatal flaw--noise at speed. At 65 or 70 mph, is the Kia any quieter? The thing that makes my '18MY Fusion Hybrid Titanium still feel very much premium is the wind/road noise isolation, both under full throttle and cruising. Ford absolutely killed it in making the Fusion feel premium, especially in Titanium/Platinum versions, with it's upscale interior and luxury-levels of quiet. Cheers, CT

How reliable are Kias that they have to come with a 100k warranty? I've heard many Kias are usually in the shop for warranty work. I just take my Honda in for required maintenence (eg. Oil change, tire rotations, trans flush, brake fluid flush...).

Yeah I'm sure this car is great if you like exploding engines within 100,000 miles. Stick with toyota or honda if you keep cars longer than 5 years

All true; but. I also made varying choices not Honda including a Kia but kept on looking at my wife's 12 year old Accord. Honda repair records are minimal.

I’m sorry, but with Kia/Hyundai‘s reputation for engine issues there’s no way I’d consider this car. Not to mention the new styling language from Kia is unattractive, to say the least.

I'm sorry, but that's just ugly. That and the thing about Honda's is that they retain their value because of the quality of build and well known reliability. The Kia has a 100k warranty for a reason, and it's not because it competes with Honda in that regard.

😂😂 yeah, tell me about it 5 years or 160k from, and try to sell both. Then your comparison will be worth looking into.
My accord has 220k, my 2010 Fit 230k, my 2007 Ridgeline which I sold for $5,500. Had 179k with quite some rusts.

Not any kind of car expert at all but if everything is fairly equal, I would go with the Honda over the Kia based on long term history of very reliable vehicles. I am also the owner of 2 honda vehicles, one being an Odyssey with over 233,000 miles, so I may be biased

I would not wanna be behind one on the highway on a hill like I-70 in Colorado. Would it One of those things all show an no go. Sounds like the turbo actually doesn't have much power either.

Kia, like their parent Hyundai, are unreliable. They both use the same California design studio so their vehicles look attractive but the quality is absent. Kia uses many cheap Chinese parts to cut costs. Reliablity suffers as a result.

Japanese made Honda cars also include cheap Chinese parts which break down regularly. American made Honda vehicles are reliable, not as good as Ford or GM, but far better than Kia.

If your planning on driving the car for many miles, the Honda has significantly better electronics durability and superior wheel bearings and brakes. The Kia and Hyundai's are fine cars...just not as high a quality in some of the unseen parts.

But you have to factor in that Kia manufacturing, overall quality, and longevity, are complete rubbish! They're build tolerances and inspection processes are horrible.

Test them again in 101k miles when the Kia drops its third engine. This time out of warranty. Then compare resale values in a few years. There is a reason they have to offer a 100k warranty and it's not a selling point unless you're an idiot. This article reminds me of when the garbage writers in the 90s compared the Dodge Neon with the Civic just to have something to babble about. Getting people to screw themselves over because they think that they are listening to an expert is just not cool.

I'm a Kia person. 2012 Kia Forte Koup, with a 6-speed manual transmission, that I still own and drive every day. I leased a Kia Sorento in 2017, then a Kia K-5, and now have a 2023 Forte GT line. Great cars. Lots of extras are included in the price. my 2023 easily gets 43+ mpg on the highway.

Price is good,but shouldn't out weigh quality and long terms reliability. Kia are good under 60k mileage,honda great over 60k and beyond. Bottom line Honda all the way or toyota.

I had a new Honda long ago. It was junk. Are they better today? Not taking that chance. Burn me once...