Kia Niro Ev Reliability
128 NHTSA complaints (2019–2024). Complaint rate: 379.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2022 Kia Niro Ev. The 2021 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Kia Niro Ev Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 28 | 10.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 28 | 3.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 15 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 10 | 30.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 | 16.7% |
| ENGINE | 5 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 4 | 0.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 3 | 0.0% |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | 22 | 2 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 26 | 1 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022AVOID | — | 43 | 5 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 27 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 8 | 2 | — | View 2024View→ |
See also: Kia Niro Evaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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