Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2021 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering Gear Assembly completely broke at 81,000 miles. My daughter was backing up in a busy street at 5pm and lost 10… |
| 2024-12-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Back up camera sometimes flips sides, so that obstacles on the right side of the car are shown on the left side of the … |
| 2023-11-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Placed car in park got out to open a gate. Car took off forward even when shifter was in Park Position and almost ran a… |
| 2023-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Center Console Display blank (screen black) upon startup unable to see cameras and backing up affected creating safety … |
| 2023-04-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | seatbelts in rear are inoperable/anti theft not working. Kia dealership told me that its not their issue about the anti… |
| 2023-03-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | At speeds over 20 miles per hours there is a “flapping” noise that sounds like a bag or piece of paper that is blowing … |
| 2023-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | On 3/19/23, as I was driving on a dry, straight, two lane road at the posted speed of 40mph, the car began to try to st… |
| 2023-01-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contol post for lights, turn signal, and high beams is too sensitive. To control the lights, you twist the top of… |
| 2022-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Having been complaining about a noise from under the front right tire, I was initially told it was a little piece of pl… |
| 2022-08-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel column does not have a lock therefore someone broke into my car and tried to steal it and destroyed … |
| 2022-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I had driven my wife to her school about 5 miles and headed back to my work another 5 miles when i tried to accelerate… |
| 2022-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving 60-70 miles an hour for 45 minutes then car lost all acceleration and engine light came on. I pulled ov… |
| 2022-01-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Vehicle failed to reduce speed effectively while trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle during a left turn, w… |
| 2021-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has less than 4000 miles and throttle body had to be replaced |
| 2021-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On the way to work, I had the brake pedal pressed waiting for a traffic signal to change. After it changed to green, I … |