Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my 2017 Kia Rio at approximately 70 mph when the vehicle began shaking violently. I heard a loud mechanic… |
| 2025-02-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2024-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My son and I were driving home from work on IH-35 and I noticed smoke coming from under my hood. Then within seconds, f… |
| 2024-05-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while attempting to open the trunk with the key fob, the trunk… |
| 2024-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | No parts available to fix hydraulic electronic control unit HECU. Been told this since December 2023. Received another … |
| 2024-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000(Service Brakes, … |
| 2024-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2024-02-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle started shaking, engine light flashed and now vehicle is not drivable due to unresolved recall. |
| 2023-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes,… |
| 2023-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a Kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost power. Variou… |
| 2023-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2017 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the front hood started emitting smok… |
| 2023-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Bought the vehicle beginning of March. Thought it was the battery because it wouldn't hold a charge. Coded battery. Rep… |
| 2023-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil burning causing catalytic converter to go bad. Oil change every 3,000 miles with synthetic oil. Car was m… |
| 2023-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I took my KIA Rio to mechanic for knocking noise in engine. Mechanic said it's not the original engine and has been rep… |
| 2023-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car needs oil every 3 to 4 days. There is no blue smoke and there is no signs of oil leaks. The vehicle was in an ac… |
| 2022-11-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | steering wheel would not lock into place, moved up and down from dash, once dash was removed to see steering column was… |
| 2022-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This vehicle has electrical issues none stop. One day it randomly stalled out while still in motion and lost all power.… |
| 2022-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Extremely hot weather lately. Trunk is no longer opening. |
| 2022-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown- trunk won’t open even after pulling the inside emergency cord |
| 2021-09-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My Rio's trunk latch mechanism has failed for the second time. I know there may be recalls for other model years. But… |
| 2021-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle caught on fire. |
| 2020-07-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK SECURELY. THE CONTACT S… |
| 2019-11-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRUNK IS NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY, EXCEPT THROUGH THE KEY FOB. WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK, THE LATCHING M… |
| 2019-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR HIT A FENCE KNOCKED IT DOWN & HIT A TREE IT IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE.… |
| 2018-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD AT 55 MPH HITTING A STOP SIGN A TELEPHONE BOX A OAK TREE THEN A PINE TREE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT … |
| 2018-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WAS ENVOLVED IN A WRECK TO WHERE I WENT OFF THE ROAD HIT A STOP SIGN,,A TELEPHONE BOX,,A OAK TREE THEN A PINE TREE AND … |