2017 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 37 complaints about the 2017 Kia Rio, and 30% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (19%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 6 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 2017 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (13 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.
Was run off the road at 55 MPH hitting a stop sign a telephone box a oak tree then a pine tree and the airbags did not deploy or did the seat belts lock up wife has a broken back and chest bone
Was envolved in a wreck to where I went off the road hit a stop sign,,a telephone box,,a oak tree then a pine tree and none of the airbags deployed now my wife has a broken back and chest bone,,I got a busted up knee a sprang sholder neck and back
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia rio. The contact stated the trunk of the vehicle failed to lock securely. The contact stated that the trunk lock was defective. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while attempting to open the trunk with the key fob, the trunk failed to unlock or open. In addition, the contact engaged the emergency gear, and the trunk would not open. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.