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Kia Niro EV years to avoid (and the best years)

81 NHTSA owner complaints and 6 recalls across 4 model years, 2019 to 2023. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Which Kia Niro EV years should you avoid?

No Kia Niro EV model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Kia Niro EV year has 18 complaints on file.

What are the best Kia Niro EV years?

The Kia Niro EV years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2023 (15), 2019 (17) and 2020 (19). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
2023150.8×323Few red flagsElectrical system
2022301.7×241Few red flagsElectrical system
2020191.1×210Few red flagsElectrical system
2019170.9×010Few red flagsTransmission and drivetrain

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 64 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (6)