Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is experiencing excessive oil consumption. Upon inspection, it was determined that the issue lies with my cataly… |
| 2025-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that there was… |
| 2025-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that upon driving from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to excee… |
| 2025-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving when my Kia stalled and shut off but was still playing music and driving. So I pulled over and then my Ki… |
| 2025-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is consuming a lot of oil and I have to add it on a weekly basis. The catalytic converter has already been repla… |
| 2024-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I got an oil change right after the car overheated and I believe the engine is blown now. I don’t understand how all th… |
| 2024-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This vehicle is burning oil at an alarming rate: at least 1 quart per tank of gas, approximately 340 miles. No oil ligh… |
| 2024-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Complete engine loc… |
| 2024-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | We were doing a lot of stop and go driving in warm weather. I noticed braking seemed to be normal at first but just bef… |
| 2024-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle burning through excessive amounts of oil. Check engine light came on and car was making a loud ticking noise an… |
| 2024-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was parked in ghe parking lot and went into the store and came back to my car and starting then it was not getting st… |
| 2024-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The HECu fuse recall has been over six months with no remedy. I called NHTSA two weeks ago and was told by a representa… |
| 2024-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-02-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning light … |
| 2024-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | KIA has failed to remedy the HECU Engine Compartment Fire recall (NHTSA campaign number 23V652000) in a timely manner. … |
| 2024-01-16 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia RIO LX . The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the contact could not see and it was dif… |
| 2024-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | A recall notice (NHTSA recall # 23V652) was issued on 14Nov23 where the HECU may experience an electrical short circuit… |
| 2024-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I stayed on top of oil changes and engine continued to burn an excessive amount of oil in between oil changes. No leak … |
| 2023-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving down the road and suddenly my check engine light starts flashing and the vehicle starts surging. I pull o… |
| 2023-11-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hydraulic electronic control |
| 2023-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | From what I understand kia has no fix for manufacturer recall # SC284UB and NHTSA recall# 23V652. That is unacceptable … |
| 2023-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the vehicle. While driving at an… |
| 2023-10-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH | No | 0 | My trunk latch wasn't working. I couldn't close my trunk. I contact Kia service and since I still have a platinum warr… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | At first I thought I was leaking oil. on my next oil change I asked them about the oil consumption. they had me do an o… |
| 2023-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Trunk stopped opening off and on then stopped latching caused me not to be able to see behind me it popped open when wa… |
| 2023-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Ignition getting stuck in acc car can’t go anywhere can’t turn key off steering wheel won’t lock no don’t have money to… |
| 2023-07-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car would constantly stall, would need to jiggle ignition to get car to turn over. burn oil EXTREMELY. would foul s… |
| 2023-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | At about 90000 mile brought car into dealership because it was consuming oil. Was told there was no leak found. Oil c… |
| 2023-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond … |
| 2023-05-15 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the interior rearview center mirro… |
| 2023-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that occasionally the key failed to be removed from the ignition sw… |
| 2023-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil consumption. Over 1 quart every 800 miles. Does not meet similar standards of same vehicle class. |
| 2023-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Hello NHTSA, After exhaustively searching online on how to mitigate excessive oil consumption in my girlfriend’s 2016… |
| 2022-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Trunk will not close. This happened in 2017 and the car was repaired under warranty. It happened again yesterday. Ki… |
| 2022-11-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | Airbags didn’t deploy in a accident which caused whiplash |
| 2022-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I took my car in and kia is stating that my upper catalytic converter manifold is bad. That should not be happening und… |
| 2022-08-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | on 08.30.22 while driving on the interstate I75 going approx. 75 mph my vehicle just lost speed and I barely made it to… |
| 2022-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the expressway my engine started to get extremely loud and I lost mph, and rpms. I was able to make it… |
| 2022-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | As related to the Kia Soul recall on their 2.4 GDI (same engine I have) the motor is blown. Extreme oil consumption and… |