2025 Kia Niro problems and recalls

Owners have filed 16 complaints on the 2025 Kia Niro, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (7 complaints).

16
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
59.4
Severity index

Severity index 59.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (43.8%)7 44%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (18.8%)3 19%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (18.8%)3 19%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (12.5%)2 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (12.5%)2 12%TiresTires: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER743.8%
SUSPENSION318.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM318.8%
ENGINE212.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE212.5%
TIRES16.2%
POWER TRAIN16.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16.2%

Complaints filed per year

05102025: 62026: 10 (partial year)252610
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20256
2026 (year to date)10

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V02400017/01/2025SEATSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can prevent the front air bags and seat belts from deploying properly or cause an unin

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 2026-08-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.