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Best and worst years for the Kia Niro

Of the 7 model years of the Kia Niro with enough data to compare, the 2023 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (77), and the 2025 has the fewest (26).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Kia Niro 0 40 80 2017: 37 '17 2018: 48 '18 2019: 64 64 '19 2020: 37 37 '20 2021: 12 '21 2022: 46 '22 2023: 77 77 '23 2024: 18 '24 2025: 26 26 '25 2026: 4 '26
  • Most complaints
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  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
201737
201848
201964
202037
202112
202246
202377
202418
202526
20264

What stands out

The 2023 stands out, with about 1.7 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2023 and 2019. Or the years with the fewest: 2025 and 2020.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202644
20252626
20241818
20237777
20224646
20211212
20203757
20196487
20184885
201737124