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Kia RIO

Every Kia RIO model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years27460 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years92015 to 2023

Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins550Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 77, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia RIO complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

112

Brakes

Electrical system

Airbags

Steering

Powertrain

Fuel system

Structure

Lighting

Speed control

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Kia RIO model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia RIO by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2023	Sedan	12	0.0	171	0	0	19
2022	Sedan	11	27.3	157	1	0	20
2021	Sedan	15	13.3	177	2	0	59
2020	Sedan	27	25.9	300	1	0	68
2019	Sedan	21	23.8	156	1	0	60
2018	Sedan	28	17.9	233	1	0	70
2017	Sedan	31	29.0	182	2	1	65
2016	Sedan	77	15.6	550	2	1	89
2015	Sedan	52	32.7	325	1	2	100

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia RIO

23V-652 Sep 25, 2023
Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving
Brakes · 1.73M vehicles
23V-594 Aug 24, 2023
Trunk latch base may crack, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
Latches and locks · 319k vehicles
22V-304 May 5, 2022
Bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss…
Steering · 30 vehicles
21V-936 Dec 1, 2021
Brake master cylinder may have been manufactured with sharp edges that can damage the inner oil seal, resulting in reduced braking performance
Brakes · 87 vehicles
21V-622 Aug 9, 2021
Trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
Latches and locks · 253k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.