I have had my car for 3 years and I would highly recommend a Kia Cerato to anyone. I generally use it for day to day city driving but occasionally use it to do long country drives to interstate location and it never skips a beat. Having a 7 year warranty gives me so much peace of min I will definitely purchase another Kia

Ex-demo... Purchased in June 1917 (EOFY) at a reasonable price with 7 year warranty and just now ticking over 30k km. Happy with the economy at 6.4L/100km. Ride is smooth despite the rough country roads we travel on, great leg room front and back and the boot space is fabulous ...well able to contain a collapsible wheelchair of late and still have room left over...with smooth auto transmission and great acceleration when needed. All in all very happy with what we got. Hoping it continues!

My KIA is fantastic! it has seen me through many many years of driving. It is a great car to drive and a great size for safety, handling, family needs and holidaying. Very fuel efficient and easy to drive. Has withstood the test of time. Would highly recommend for a first car.

PROS:
- Large for a compact hatchback car
- Boot is massive
- Great for a small family
- Good for new drivers

CONS:
- Wish it was smart phone compatible

This has been my first car and I have been very happy with the car since I got my license.

Our Kia is almost 8 years old and has done over 140000kms. Mostly used for short to medium trips up to 100kms. It is an easy car to drive that handles well. Has plenty of head and leg room.The 2.0 Ltr motor provides plenty of power. This demo model was an excellent buy at $15k driveaway, never missed a beat. Servicing has seen nothing other than tyres to be replaced. It has also survived 2 learner drivers learning how to drive a manual. With servicing at 15000 kms intervals it is great value. I would definitely consider another Cerato when the time comes.

We own two Auto's Sand Beige and Black. The Sand Beige has done 115,00km and the black has done 150,000km for some reason exactly the same cars but the black one is noticeably lacking in power. The brakes on both suffer from brake squeal. They tow a 6x4 trailer with ease. Fully optioned for a budget car. He have been happy from the day we got them with the exception of the aforementioned issues. Yes, I would buy another Kia but would also consider a Hyundai as they are from the same family of car makers.

2016 - Recently fitted a set of DBA slotted rotors and heavy duty rear suspension to one of our Cerato's we use for towing. No brake squeal. Performs better than a new car. Very happy.

I just traded my 2006 Auto Cerato with 130k's on the clock. What a great littler car. Never any trouble, comfortable, quiet and reasonably powerful, better than Corolla or many other popular cars. The Kia badge is still an issue but I couldn't be more happy with it. I was sad to see it go and whoever buys i will be getting a good car. BTW I just bought the new 2015 Si Cerato 2 litre. Yahoo.

I bought the 2008 hatchback a year ago and have been very happy with it. I downgraded from a 6cyl to a 4cyl and haven't been disappointed. It accelerates nicely when I need it to. The rear seats fold down to allow me to put my bike in or various hardware bits and pieces. Just had it written off due to hail damage though :-( Very sad to lose this car. Was told by insurance assessor that they don't hold their value for resale.
Powerful for a 4cyl, inexpensive, good fuel economy.
Under-warranty servicing can be expensive but I guess it's nothing compared to some cars!

You cannot ask of much from this car for it gives you everything from things you want to things that you don't need but could come in handy.
Nice looking car with multiple features that everyone wants for such a great car, with a nice interior, large number of controlls and easy to stear and a smooth ride.

We purchased our Kia Cerato secondhand from a dealer when it was just two years old. The car has given us no problems and we recently took it on a long road trip and it was very fuel efficient, reliable and comfortable for a family car. The car is very affordable to buy near new and is nice to drive around a city or on long distance trips. It has plenty of extras and a nice interior design and everything you could ask for. We plan to keep the car for a long time.
Great looking car, very fuel efficient, extremely comfortable to drive, affordable price.

We bought this car two years ago and I really have enjoyed driving it after moving up to a sedan from a hatchback. I think that for what you pay, this car is value for money. It is economical on fuel and looks good. We have the 2007 model and have had no problems with it at all. Drives smoothly around the city and we have also taken it on longer trips. It looks good.
Looks good, feels solid, nice family car. Easy to drive.
One of the main problems I have found is the light coloured interior is hard to keep clean and does not look that good after a while.

Overall a good package for the price.
No problems with my car after 55,000km, considering that I stress my car quite frequently with hard acceleration and revving the engine to red-line.
This car is a good friend of mine for more than 3 years.
Spacious Interior, heavy but solid/hard body to withstand knocks as compare to other Japanese cars. Quite stable at high speed, cornering and some ambitious over-taking and lane change.1.6L engine has top-end power if you're willing to use more revs. Wheel size much bigger than its competitors (able to change to 17" rims with 215/45/R17 tyres found in bigger cars).
Some interior hard plastics looks a little lower grade when touched, but visually still comparable to other Japanese makes.