2010 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 38 complaints about the 2010 Kia Rio, and 32% of them involve air bags. After that come brakes (11%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 13 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% 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 2010 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (31 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia rio. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, a tractor trailer crashed into the vehicle from the rear. The air bags did not deploy. The passenger sustained injuries to the neck and shoulders and the driver sustained back injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 52,980.
Car accident on jan 01, 2010 involving a rental vehicle kia rio 2010 I am convinced that the brakes failed which as a result I crashed head on into a tree. I suffered injuries of which I am still recovering from. Alamo does not want to cover any of the medical bills. I need help if any info is available.
My 20 year old brother was on his way home and lost control on black ice trying to avoid a dog. He began to swerve and spun out, resulting in a single flip into a ditch. The front end of my vehicle is completely destroyed and believed to be totaled. The car landed on the passenger side head-first in the ditch. Not a single airbag deployed. I bought this vehicle for it's safety features considering the weather where I live.
1) the passenger "airbag off" light on my new 2010 kia rio stays on even when someone is in the seat. This within four weeks of my purchase. 2) it occurs daily, numerous times throughout the day. 3) the kia dealer has refused to help, even though the car has 4000 miles on it. They say that it is only happening because we are sitting on it incorrectly.
My had my car about one year and it started to lose power. When I took it to dealership to fix it I had to pay for two diagnostic tests 95.00 each. The problem was the ignition coil, spark plugs, and exhaust manifold. It is now almost exactly another year past and same problem but now dealership can't read kia codes and wants me to drive it 60 miles away with the problem still happening. The kia dealership might be able to fix but have to get the car there.