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Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-12-01 21V936000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER 87 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while coming to a stoplight, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled.…
2025-09-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Upon stopping at a red light and or stop sign, when applying brakes, the car continues to move forward, even after pump…
2025-05-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 I was driving up a hill and it would not go past 20-30 mph, and the rpm will sometimes go up when not accelerating. The…
2025-03-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I came out of a store last week and there was smoke inside my car and when I opened the door there was a hole down by t…
2025-03-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I went into a rural King store to shop when I came back out my car was completely filled with smoke. I opened the front…
2024-10-08 ENGINE No 0 Recall SC223 Brake master cylinder. Rough metal edges can pinatrate Seals causing leaks poor braking functionality. NH…
2023-09-03 STEERING No 0 My vehicle driver rear window was broken, steer column and stolen case # [XXX] I also own a vin # [XXX] and [XXX] . P…
2023-09-01 STEERING No 0 I believe my Kia Rio S falls victim to the recall 2020 Kia Rio models have faced. Brake performance has been severely d…
2023-08-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My car acted like it haD a dead battery. This happened once before and after about 10 minutes when I tried starting it…
2023-07-05 ENGINE No 0 When I first purchased the car less than 90 days the engine light came on rook back to the dealership and notified Kia …
2023-05-01 STEERING No 0 There has not been an incident yet but i don’t know who else to talk to. I am a FedEx Delivery driver and driver the la…
2022-05-06 ENGINE No 0 I was driving at just over 20,000 miles, when cylinder 4 decided to go out of the bottom of my engine. They had to put …
2022-05-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Kia Rio. The contact stated the vehicle was parked at her residence, when entering inside the c…
2022-05-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The Passenger Headlight has water inside it, and water vapor. The connections for the light blubs is corroding.
2022-01-15 ENGINE Yes 0 Yes my son bought this car last year I have been checking since January there has still been no recalls on his particul…
2021-12-27 AIR BAGS No 0 Rear ended a car at 60 mph on black ice and the air bags did not deploy
2021-12-09 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 marker lights on the right side won't work both went off line and licence light same side is out same time and bulbs ,f…
2021-07-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My Kia Rio 2020 had the check engine light come on today. The engine coolant temperature gauge went all the way to the…
2021-05-25 SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 The contact owns a 2020 Kia Rio. The contact stated while driving through an intersection, another vehicle ran a red li…
2021-03-03 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 The contact owns a 2020 Kia Rio. The contact stated that he was a former service technician and that while driving and …
2021-01-20 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 WIND SHIELD FLUID DISAPPEARS WHEN DRIVEN WITHOUT USE. CONTINUALLY FILLING RES. AND WITHIN 10-15 MILES FLUID DISAPPEARS…
2020-12-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE AFTER GETTING OUT OF IT AROUND 8:30AM. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AT 12PM AND THE INSIDE WA…
2020-09-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT MY BRAKE PROBLEM FIVE DAYS AGO ABOUT THE BRAKES GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR ALMOST I WAS T…
2020-07-05 WHEELS No 0 I BOUGHT A NEW KIA RIO, AFTER JUST 300 KILOMETERS OF USE A TIRE EXPLOTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I WENT TO KIA DEALER TO RE…
2020-02-10 ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, MY 2020 KIA RIO HAS STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TP P…
2020-02-01 STEERING No 0 my 2020 kia rio pulls to the left. it is not the tires the wheel alignment or the brakes. it has electronic power steer…