Kia Rio by model year

1,827 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Rio across 23 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 Rio

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
2001	355
2002	171
2003	103
2004	53
2005	47
2006	89
2007	64
2008	57
2009	54
2010	38
2011	32
2012	75
2013	218
2014	75
2015	69
2016	113
2017	37
2018	42
2019	31
2020	40
2021	23
2022	17
2023	20

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2023	20			36
2022	17		1	36
2021	23		2	36
2020	40	Drivetrain & axles (13%)	1	36
2019	31	Engine (19%)	1	32
2018	42	Engine (38%)	1	32
2017	37	Engine (30%)	2	30 to 31	4 stars
2016	113	Engine (37%)	2	30 to 31	4 stars
2015	69	Engine (39%)	1	30 to 31	4 stars
2014	75	Engine (32%)	1	30 to 31	4 stars
2013	218	Engine (26%)	1	31 to 32	4 stars
2012	75	Engine (33%)	1	31 to 32	4 stars
2011	32	Engine (22%)		30
2010	38	Air bags (32%)		30 to 31
2009	54	Air bags (33%)		30
2008	57	Air bags (47%)	1	29
2007	64	Air bags (33%)	1	29
2006	89	Air bags (57%)	1	29
2005	47	Engine (36%)	1	24 to 25
2004	53	Engine (23%)	2	24 to 26
2003	103	Engine (19%)	3	25 to 26
2002	171	Engine (24%)	1	24 to 26
2001	355	Engine (15%)	3	25 to 26