Kia Niro EV by model year

151 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Niro EV across 7 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Niro EV

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2019	28
2020	30
2021	2
2022	52
2023	30
2024	8
2025	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2025	1		1
2024	8		2
2023	30	Electrical system (30%)	3
2022	52	Electrical system (23%)	2
2021	2		1
2020	30	Electrical system (20%)	2
2019	28	Drivetrain & axles (29%)