Kia Niro by model year

536 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Niro across 11 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

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
2017	124
2018	85
2019	87
2020	57
2021	12
2022	46
2023	77
2024	18
2025	26
2026	4

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				50
2026	4			48 to 113
2025	26	Electrical system (12%)	1	48 to 113	4 stars
2024	18		1	49 to 113
2023	77	Electrical system (18%)	2	48 to 113	5 stars
2022	46	Brakes (17%)	1	43 to 112
2021	12		1	43 to 112
2020	57	Engine (19%)	1	43 to 112
2019	87	Drivetrain & axles (25%)	1	43 to 112
2018	85	Drivetrain & axles (22%)	3	43 to 50
2017	124	Engine (27%)	4	43 to 50