2016 Kia Rio engine problems
42 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2016 Kia Rio, which is 37% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
On May 29th 2021 my 2016 Kia Rio engine caught on fire after multiple attempts of letting Kia know that my engine had a possible recall/detect. I was told that my car wasn’t apart of the recall list of considered on the list of the 1.6 million or billion others who’s engines have blown up as well. I have paper work/trail of recent mechanical work/mechanics informing me with “possible recall issues as well”.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia rio. A minute after the contact exited the vehicle, it caught on fire. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer (dyer kia, 21280 us-27, lake wales, fl 33859) was contacted and advised the contact to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and was unable to assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The cause of the fire was unknown. The failure mileage was 16,003.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Kia Rio
- Brakes 18 complaints