2014 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 75 complaints about the 2014 Kia Rio, and 32% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (13%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 45 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 | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 45 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 32,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% 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 2014 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (40 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.
Rio slid terrible after trying to go around a stopped vehicle and the steering was loose and when we hit the trailer on the side. The air bag on drivers side did not deploy and the passenger bag busted the passenger's sternum and a sharp metal piece appears to be in her leg as some were removed. In addition, the seat belt would not come unhooked as she was pinned tight in the car. A truck driver who stopped before he hit us by running down the road had to cut the seat belt as passenger in shock.
I am a food delivery driver. I was making a delivery to a regular customer. I was outside his side door, talking. I was out of my 2014 kia rio for approximately 1 and 1/2 to 2 minutes, talking with the customer. Suddenly, I am on the ground. I look to see a tires run over my foot. The customer chased after the car, it crashed intoo his parked car. That's when I noticed it was my car that ran me over. We called the oak creek police.
Manual transmission so I set the parking brake whenever turning off the engine. Brakes stick due to rust whenever it sits a long time or when it gets wet due to heavy rain or snow. Vehicle is parked. This happens often. Dealer can clean and oil brake but cannot keep this from happening.