{"id":"2022_kia_rio","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Rio","model_slug":"rio","year":2022,"url":"/kia/rio/2022/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":44559,"model":"Rio","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S1)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":33,"hwy":41,"comb":36,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":250,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":1750,"save_spend":2500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V304000","component":"STEERING:COLUMN","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2022-05-05","owner_notified":"2022-05-27","units":30,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rio and Forte vehicles.  A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.","consequence":"Loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will tighten the lower steering column u-joint retention bolt, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall SC235.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC235","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":11,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",3],["Latches/Locks/Linkages",2],["Service Brakes",2],["Structure",1],["Steering",1],["Fuel/Propulsion System",1]],"by_year":{"2023":3,"2024":3,"2025":3,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2026-08-21","Service Brakes","My ABS system goes in and out making my breaks really unsafe especially going downhill. Cruise control goes at whatever speed it wants. I set it for 73 on the interstate which has a speed limit of 70 and I look down and my car is SET to 73 BUT my actual gage is going up into the 80's! I use my cruise to keep me from ge\u2026"],["2026-03-10","Latches/Locks/Linkages","The contact owns a 2022 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the contact heard an abnormally loud bang and believed that the vehicle had been struck in the rear by an object. The contact opened the trunk and became aware that the trunk shocks had become detached from the latch. The contact\u2026"],["2025-06-09","Back Over Prevention","The contact owns a 2022 Kia Rio. The contact stated that the rearview camera would intermittently turn on while driving at various speeds. The contact also stated that while in reverse(R), the camera would intermittently display a blank or distorted image. Recently, the contact stated that the rear-view camera had fail\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":36,"ncap":null,"complaints":11},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}