2016 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 113 complaints about the 2016 Kia Rio, and 37% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (16%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 34 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 45,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 17 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% 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 2016 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (33 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
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”.
On september 16, 2016 at approximately9:12pm, I [xxx] , had just picked up a passenger was involved in a car accident . Where as I was rear ended while at a complete stop at a signal light at the intersection of southwestern and mockingbird with the passenger in the car. There was a police report filed the number is [xxx] the airbag did not deplore .....updated 10/26/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia rio. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate, but the engine continued to operate. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or after the failure. The failure was experienced numerous times while at a stop or traffic light. The accelerator pedal had to be depressed several times to accelerate. The vehicle was diagnosed, but a failure code was not located. The dealer determined that the failure occurred due to low grade fuel.