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Kia Niro Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 350 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Kia Niro (2017–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

6
safety recalls, all years
350
owner complaints, all years
2017
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia Niro model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Kia Niro02
2025 Kia Niro117
2024 Kia Niro110
2023 Kia Niro244
2022 Kia Niro131
2021 Kia Niro19
2020 Kia Niro139
2019 Kia Niro156
2018 Kia Niro360
2017 Kia Niro482

What Kia Niro owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 350 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 82.

All Kia Niro recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia Niro, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Electrical system: wiring and seats

    NHTSA 25V024000 Reported 80,255 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can prevent the front air bags and seat belts from deploying properly or cause an unintended side curtain air bag deployment.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, dealers will install wiring covers. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2025. Owners may…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  2. Actuators/solenoids (power train)

    NHTSA 23V534000 Reported 121,411 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  3. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V298000 Reported 108,936 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen. The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started. As such,…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.

    Model years: 2023

  4. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 22V836000 Reported 27,030 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles previously recalled under recall 18V-666. The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance, which can overheat the rear seats.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the PRA and replace either the PRA or the Main Relay, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  5. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 18V666000 Reported 27,030 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors America

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles. The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance.

    Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) for damage. If no damage is found, the main relay will be replaced. If damage is found, the PRA will be replaced. These repairs will be…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  6. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 18V257000 Reported 27,029 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors America

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017 Kia Niro vehicles. The Hydraulic Clutch Actuator (HCA) inner oil seal may leak, allowing oil to accumulate in the cap area, possibly resulting in an electrical short.

    Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HCA caps for leaked oil and replace the HCA assembly if needed, or replace the HCA cap with additional sealant. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The…

    Model years: 2017

Other Kia models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.