Kia Niro EVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 94 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Kia Niro EV.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints94Top: Electrical system Safety recalls62019–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kia Niro EV years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Niro EV median. Tap a year for its full report.

19 19 2 32 15 6 1

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/10015 complaints · 3 recalls 2022Not rated–/10032 complaints · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/10019 complaints · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kia Niro EV problems

All model years combined: 94 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

38Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

21Power train

10Fuel/propulsion system

10Service brakes3 crash/fire/injury

8Vehicle speed control1 crash/fire/injury

8Engine

6Forward collision avoidance

3Lane departure

3Visibility/wiper

1711 other systems4 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	38	1
Power train	21	0
Fuel/propulsion system	10	0
Service brakes	10	3
Vehicle speed control	8	1
Engine	8	0
Forward collision avoidance	6	1
Lane departure	3	1
Visibility/wiper	3	0
11 other systems	17	4

6 recalls

Kia Niro EV recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Sensing system: camera25V-426 · 2020–2022 · Jun 20, 2025 · 11,327 vehicles Electrical system: wiring25V-024 · 2023–2025 · Jan 17, 2025 · 80,255 vehicles Propulsion system: shock protection24V-358 · 2022 · May 21, 2024 · 2,209 vehicles Driveline: differential unit24V-271 · 2023 · Apr 16, 2024 · 8 vehicles Driveline: driveshaft24V-057 · 2023–2024 · Jan 31, 2024 · 1,243 vehicles Thermal management: fluid/coolant22V-899 · 2020 · Dec 6, 2022 · 872 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Niro EV

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2019–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063