2018 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 42 complaints about the 2018 Kia Rio, and 38% of them involve engine. After that come air bags (12%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% 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 2018 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (23 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.
On 10/02/2021 - Was at a stop, put car in drive press the peddle car accelerated at high speed, miss another car and hit tree. Accident cause by acceleration issue with KIA Rio. Need advice on how to get KIA to replace total vehicle. Auto Insurance is just calling it a accident.
The contact owned a 2018 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 85 MPH, the engine emitted abnormal noise with no warning lights illuminated. The contact proceeded to exit the highway and enter a gas station parking lot, and upon exiting the vehicle, it was apparent that the engine had begun to catch on fire. The location of the fire was the front engine compartment. The fire was extinguished by bystanders using fire extinguishers. A fire department report was not filed.
On two occasions my vehicle (in motion) has gotten smoke, I smelled burnt, and it was electric shock when I touched the board, I have already reported it to the agency that corresponds to me, however they have not solved my problem, I am afraid that it could burn my vehicle, my phone number is [xxx]