2025 Kia Niro problems and recalls

47% of owner complaints on the 2025 Kia Niro related to the Unknown Or Other (8 of 17).

17
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
58.9
Severity index

Severity index 58.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 58.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (47.1%)8 47%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%TiresTires: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER847.1%
SUSPENSION317.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM317.6%
ENGINE211.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE211.8%
TIRES15.9%
POWER TRAIN15.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL15.9%

Complaints filed per year

06112025: 62026: 11 (partial year)252611
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20256
2026 (year to date)11

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 2026-09-14. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.