2022 Kia Niro problems and recalls

Owners have filed 30 complaints on the 2022 Kia Niro, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Service Brakes (7 complaints).

30
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
86.9
Severity index

Severity index 86.9 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 86.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (23.3%)7 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%EngineEngine: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (13.3%)4 13%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (10.0%)3 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (10.0%)3 10%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES723.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM620.0%
ENGINE620.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER620.0%
POWER TRAIN413.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM310.0%
AIR BAGS310.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING26.7%

Complaints filed per year

05102022: 32023: 42024: 52025: 82026: 10 (partial year)222324252610
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20223
20234
20245
20258
2026 (year to date)10
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 5.7x those in 2022 to 2022 (17 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V53400031/07/2023POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.

Other Kia Niro model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 3 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-29. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.