2017 Kia Niro problems
NHTSA has received 124 complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro, and 27% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (19%) and drivetrain & axles (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 124 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Kia Niro with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The air bags didn't deploy when I was rear ended and totaled my car.. While.sitting and waiting for green light on a road(stationary).the new kia are not safe. If you are rear ended.theres no protection.the air bags don't work even if you get hit at 35 MPH.I am complaining to make the consumers to be aware of the kia brand.that they are not testing cars on rear end collisions.my car was only 6 months old.I hope you investigate this and make cars more safer.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 kia niro. While the vehicle was parked at the contact's residence, a loud abnormal noise was heard. The contact looked outside and noticed that the front passenger turn signal light and the middle of the vehicle were on fire. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The fire department stated that the battery caused the fire and declared the vehicle a total loss. There were no injuries sustained. The dealer was not notified.
This car has been in the dealership 8 times since I purchased it in february 2017. The airbag sensors were defective and repaired. The car malfunctions over a bridge constantly on my way to work. Kia doesn't know why it does this. The latest issue is the transmission failing in traffic and there being no acceleration. I've been in a lot of unsafe situations because of these issues. Kia corporation has been involved and a tech has been flown out to investigate my car.
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Niro. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message "Engine Overheated - Turn Engine Off" was displayed with white smoke coming from the exhaust system. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the coolant level was extremely low. The contact stated that coolant was added to the reservoir; however, hours later the coolant level was low again.