Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Kia Niro. Hover a bar for the count.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2017 Kia Niro - 118 complaints
- 2019 Kia Niro - 84 complaints
- 2018 Kia Niro - 81 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2020 Kia Niro - 53 complaints
- 2023 Kia Niro - 71 complaints
- 2018 Kia Niro - 81 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 Kia Niro | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Kia Niro | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 Kia Niro | 25 | 1 |
| 2024 Kia Niro | 15 | 1 |
| 2023 Kia Niro | 71 | 2 |
| 2022 Kia Niro | 45 | 1 |
| 2021 Kia Niro | 12 | 1 |
| 2020 Kia Niro | 53 | 1 |
| 2019 Kia Niro | 84 | 1 |
| 2018 Kia Niro | 81 | 3 |
| 2017 Kia Niro | 118 | 4 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25V024000 | 2023-2025 | Seats | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become da |
| 23V534000 | 2017-2022 | Power Train | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch ac |
| 23V298000 | 2023 | Electrical System | Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a |
| 22V836000 | 2017-2018 | Hybrid Propulsion System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles previously recalled under recall 18V-666. The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly ( |
| 18V666000 | 2017-2018 | Hybrid Propulsion System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles. The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections betw |
| 18V257000 | 2017 | Hybrid Propulsion System | Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017 Kia Niro vehicles. The Hydraulic Clutch Actuator (HCA) inner oil seal may leak, allowing oil to accumulate in the cap area, possi |