Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Waiting to get air in my tire. Car was turned off and the car started fire under the hood. |
| 2025-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I brought my Kia in for a recall, and they determined the part was discontinued thus making my vehicle inoperable. When… |
| 2025-07-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I went to the Kia dealership in Laredo Texas and was told that they cannot fix the fault, that my vehicle has had an af… |
| 2025-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The GDI 1.6L engines are manufactured with a flaw that affects piston rings and makes oil consumption go up which in tu… |
| 2024-07-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Our granddaughter bought this car from a private seller. My son is a mechanic and when he inspected the undercarriage… |
| 2024-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-02-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact's sister owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servic… |
| 2024-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car started running oddly pulled over went to restart and Fire came up an engine compartment |
| 2022-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact stated that after the niece had park and exited the vehicle smoke and flam… |
| 2022-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Check engine light comes on. I pull the code of p050a. I looked that up and there is a Techincal Service Bulletin, fr… |
| 2021-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Will not start early morning, use about 3 quart oil a week, before warranty ran out Kia dealer check out and said to dr… |
| 2020-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2012 KIA RIO, NOT CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO ANY RECALL, AND HAVING BEEN MAINTAINED CORRECTLY, IS EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS LEVE… |
| 2020-08-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND CHECH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . I HAD IT TESTED AND IT WAS THE KNOCK SENOR. I LOOKED IT UP AND THEIR WAS… |
| 2020-08-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WHAT SEEMS TO BE OIL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, POOLING ON TOP OF … |
| 2020-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the RPMs was rising to the … |
| 2020-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'M AT 96K MILES. THE MECHANIC PULLS CODES FOR THE AIRBAGS. THEY ARE SHOWING A DEFECT AND THE REASON IS UNKNOWN. I'M A… |
| 2020-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOSS OF RPM IN CARS TACHOMETER DURING DRIVING, THEN LOSS POWER, THEN CAR STALLED AT IDLE. NOW THE CAR DOESN'T START (WO… |
| 2020-02-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED AND … |
| 2020-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TH… |
| 2019-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BRIEF LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL ALONG WITH ENGINE OVERSPEED POSSIBLY DUE TO DIRTY ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN CONNECTOR AT EL… |
| 2019-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ABOUT 3 MTHS AGO STARTED USING OIL 3 QTS EXTRA THE WENT TO A QT A WEEK, NOW USING A QUART EVERY OTHER DAY, HAVE HAD PEO… |
| 2019-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPLACED CADALYTIC CONVERTER AND OXYGEN SENSOR DEC 2017, AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW WITH DIAGNOSTICS SAYING SAME THINGS… |
| 2018-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2012 KIA RIO AND OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY COMES ON AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I T… |
| 2018-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" CAR AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. |
| 2017-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE WILL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE CAR AND IT BLEW UP. |
| 2017-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND BLACK S… |
| 2017-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, CAR HAS LITTLE OVER 87,000 MILES STRICTLY DEALER MAINTENANCE NO RHYME OR REASON TO EXPLAIN THE L… |
| 2017-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS MY SECOND POST. MY FUEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACTING UP THE LAST 1-2WKS. I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THAT THE FUE… |
| 2017-01-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RPM'S REVVING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY. COULD NOT GET CAR TO SLOW DOWN SO HAD TO… |
| 2017-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS NOW. I WAS HOPING THE ISSUE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AND IT… |
| 2016-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CAN NOT BELIEVE I TOOK THIS MUCH TIME TO ACTUAL FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ON MY KIA. MY 2012 KIA R… |
| 2016-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE. GOT OUT ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY LIFTED HOOD AND EVERYTHING WAS ON FIRE. … |
| 2016-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER POST ON THIS WEBSITE. MY CAR WOULD REV HIGH ON THE RPMS WHEN STARTING IT WHILE IN PARK… |
| 2016-04-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND… |
| 2015-10-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 4 TIRES WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON THEM, HAVE RUBBER DRY ROT CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS AND ALWAYS NEED ALL 4 TIRES AIR ADJUSTE… |
| 2015-05-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GOT UP EARLY ONE MORNING TO GO TO WORK, STARTED MY CAR, LET IT RUN FOR 2 MINUTES AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT MOVED WIT… |
| 2014-12-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2012 KIA RIO BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO 60MPH ON A CITY STREET. I ALMOST GOT INTO … |
| 2014-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUM… |
| 2014-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO REV UP TO THE RED LINE ON THE TACH - SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START IT, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE IN … |
| 2014-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND WAS LEAVING THE GAS STATION. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL OUT AND THE CAR DIDN'T GO. IT IDLE… |
| 2014-02-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 KIA RIO CAUGHT FIRE THE OTHER DAY. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO PUT MY LAPTOP DOWN. I HAD… |
| 2014-02-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR PAUSES AND THEN EXHILARATES WHEN DRIVING OR BACKING UP FOR EXPLANATION AND ALSO WANTS TO STALL WHEN PUSHING ON THE … |
| 2013-01-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WE RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLL AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOOK, PAS… |
| 2012-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILE… |
| 2012-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE OR PARK MY DOORS AUTOMATIC LOCK OR UNLOCK. SEVERAL TIMES IT NEITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WHEN … |
| 2012-04-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL HOSE VENT LINE LEAKED FUEL INTO BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE WHILE FUELING, TAKEN TO DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT KIA S… |
| 2012-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR END OF THE CAR MAKES A WEIRD WHOP WHOP SOUND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR… |
| 2012-01-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT WOULD OFTEN LOCK UP WHEN ON THE DRIVER/PASSENGER, WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE OCCUPANTS FROM MOVING. ALSO, TH… |
| 2011-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |