2007 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 64 complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio, and 33% of them involve air bags. After that come electrical system (14%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 46 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 46 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 8 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
My mom was killed in a car accident on 8/24/09 in a 2007 kia rio. She was hit broadside from a GMC yukon and the side impact air bags did not go off. She died from injuries from the neck, she had no injuries from the shoulders down!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. While driving 50 MPH, the contact applied the brakes many times, but the vehicle would not stop. Finally, the brakes locked up and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The front end of his vehicle sustained over $5,000 in damages. None of the air bags deployed and the front passenger seat belt did not work. The front passenger was injured. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures available. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 13,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the airbag warning light illuminated indicating that the airbag was not activated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coupling was loose. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
Electrical issues, constantly broken air conditioner, engine problems, spark plug issues, coil issues, 3 batteries in 2 years, loss of power in the middle of the freeway.