Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2019 Kia Niro Phev.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Kia Niro PHEV. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V534000 (Power Tra… |
| 2024-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When accelerating from a dead stop, sometimes the car makes a very loud 'clunk' noise and lurches forward. Similar to t… |
| 2024-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2019 Kia Niro LX PHEV is or has recently been the subject of multiple including NHTSA Recall Number [XXX] and Servic… |
| 2024-01-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 12 volt battery will suddenly and without warning loose capacity to power the vehicle operating controls and displays i… |
| 2024-01-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This complaint references the open recall with the Kia reference SC276 and the NHTSA reference of 23V534. Kia has not… |
| 2023-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Recall letter from KIA states "WARNING: You may experience illumination of the HEV warning light. If this occurs, pull … |
| 2023-07-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | From a stop, I step on the gas quickly and it feels like the transmission has just broken. It causes my pulse to incre… |
| 2023-03-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My car sometimes lurches when I am moving from a stopped position. This is dangerous as it causes the car to hesitate w… |
| 2023-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The rubber pad on the brake pedal came off almost causing me not to be able to stop effectively. What was left is a sma… |
| 2022-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a used 2019 Niro PHEV. I started getting a loud jerk when starting from a full stop. At first it started happene… |
| 2022-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On 7-31-2022 while traveling on the freeway the gas engine shut down, HEV triangle came on and the information center o… |
| 2021-08-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Received automated message that my engine may be compromised and to schedule maintenance, I took my car to the dealersh… |
| 2021-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | For no apparent reason (other than a stress crack or other manufacturer or design defect), a long crack appeared in my … |
| 2021-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS- IN REVERSE AND MOVING FORWARD. |
| 2021-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I don't know what components are involved. When attempting to move forward from a stop the car does not respond immedi… |
| 2020-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Kia Niro. The contact stated that while driving at night with the low-beam headlights activated… |
| 2020-09-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN PARK GEAR. TH… |
| 2020-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA NIRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW O… |
| 2020-03-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1. STEERING WHEEL COUPLER MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND GETTING LOUDER EVERY DAY. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTH… |
| 2020-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Within the first 6 months of owning our 2019 Kia Plugin Hybrid, we started experiencing a clunk with a lurch when accel… |
| 2020-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES GO FORWARD EVENTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN THE R POSITION FOR REVERSE. AND THE OPPOSITE HAP… |
| 2020-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ONGOING ISSUE: RANDOMLY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, UPON ACCELERATION THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. AS IF I AM BEING REAR-E… |
| 2019-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE REVERSE LIGHTING IS INADEQUATE FOR REVERSE CAMERA IN DARK, WHICH PRODUCES GRAINY BACKUP CAMERA IMAGE. THE CAMERA WO… |
| 2019-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle has an intermittent jerk/clunk sound when accelerating or coming to a stop. Occasionally it can feel as if … |
| 2019-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Obnoxious eye and lung burning fumes in the car when turning the heater on. It was so from the day I bought it. Many o… |
| 2019-04-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA NIRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR… |