{"id":"2023_kia_niro","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Niro","model_slug":"niro","year":2023,"url":"/kia/niro/2023/","pts":["bev","phev","hev"],"configs":[{"id":46008,"model":"Niro Electric","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":126,"hwy":101,"comb":113,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":29.2513,"range":253,"range_city":0,"range_hwy":0,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"TBD","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023"},{"id":47221,"model":"Niro Plug-in Hybrid","pt":"phev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; PHEV","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":49,"hwy":47,"comb":48,"cityA":113,"hwyA":102,"combA":108,"kwh100":31.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":34.0,"phev_comb":73,"charge240":2.8,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"62 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Regular Gas and Electricity","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":71,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1300,"save_spend":6500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":45674,"model":"Niro FE","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":53,"hwy":54,"comb":53,"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":"240V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":167,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":9,"fuel_cost":1200,"save_spend":5250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2022"},{"id":45673,"model":"Niro","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":53,"hwy":45,"comb":49,"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":"240V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":181,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1250,"save_spend":5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V024000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2025-01-17","owner_notified":"2025-02-27","units":80255,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","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 contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC332.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC332","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V271000","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2024-04-16","owner_notified":"2024-05-17","units":8,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Niro EV and 2024 EV9 vehicles.  The differential gear bolts in the gear drive unit may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of drive power or cause the differential to lock up.","consequence":"A loss of drive power or differential lock up can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the gear drive unit, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC308.","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":"SC308","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V057000","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2024-01-31","owner_notified":"2024-03-28","units":1243,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles.  One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC295.","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":"SC295","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V298000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2023-04-26","owner_notified":"2023-05-26","units":108936,"summary":"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.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, \"Control and Displays,\" and 138, \"Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.\"","consequence":"A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.","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.","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":"SC270","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":68,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":65,"crash":10,"fire":0,"injured":9,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",23],["Unspecified",23],["Forward Collision Avoidance",15],["Fuel/Propulsion System",8],["Power Train",8],["Air Bags",6]],"by_year":{"2023":20,"2024":17,"2025":14,"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2026-06-15","Electrical System","Check electric vehicle system warning light indicator illuminates and car stops driving on highway! A/C and defrost won't work properly and when turned on causes the above warning light and malfunction. Car will not charge at \"fast\" charging stations and will leave you stranded on highway. I live in [XXX] and the vehic\u2026"],["2026-02-21","Power Train","The vehicle is a rental vehicle. It experienced two incidents of sudden loss of propulsion within the first two days of operation. During both events, the vehicle became completely unresponsive to accelerator pedal input and would not move despite being placed in Drive. I attempted to shift the vehicle into Park and th\u2026"],["2026-01-23","Electrical System","I did an OTA update that made the rear view camera work intermittently. It would just flash an image every couple of seconds instead of a live stream. I took it into the dealer, and on the way, it totally gave out in the middle of traffic in a very unsafe way. I was flashed with many warning signs and was not able to g\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.118,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":62,"headline":{"range":253,"mpg":53,"ncap":5,"complaints":65},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}