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2023 Kia Niro

Electric Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Wagon

20272026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
D
Safety Signal
68 / 100
DSafety Signal · 68 / 100
4Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
65Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
253 miEV range · best configuration
53 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2023 Kia Niro is sold in the U.S. as a electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid wagon with 4 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the Niro Electric, is EPA-rated at 253 miles with 113 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 65 complaints, most often about electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
Niro ElectricElectricFWDTBD126101113 MPGe253 mi29.37.5 h$650
Niro Plug-in HybridPlug-in hybridFWD1.6L 4-cyl + 62 kW AC PMSM494748 (73 MPGe blended)34 mi electric312.8 h$1,300
Niro FEHybridFWD1.6L 4-cyl + 240V Li-Ion535453———$1,200
NiroHybridFWD1.6L 4-cyl + 240V Li-Ion534549———$1,250

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (4)

Electrical System

high
80,255 vehiclesElectric onlyPlug-in hybrid only

Problem: 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.

Risk: Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 25V024000 · reported Jan 17, 2025 · Kia America, Inc.

Power Train

high
8 vehiclesElectric only

Problem: 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.

Risk: A loss of drive power or differential lock up can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 24V271000 · reported Apr 16, 2024 · Kia America, Inc.

Power Train

high
1,243 vehiclesElectric only

Problem: 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.

Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 24V057000 · reported Jan 31, 2024 · Kia America, Inc.

Electrical System

high
108,936 vehiclesPlug-in hybrid only

Problem: 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, 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."

Risk: 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.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 23V298000 · reported Apr 26, 2023 · Kia America, Inc.

Owner complaints

65 complaints filed

10 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 9 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2023: 20 · 2024: 17 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 14

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 23
  • Unknown Or Other — 23
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 15
  • Fuel/Propulsion System — 8
  • Power Train — 8
“Unknown which component exactly as it does not throw a fault. I believe it to be transmission related as the behavior seems like a clutch to me, but dealership has not been able to confirm. Vehicle rolls freely in directions other than what is selected and does not respond to throttle input. Described the issue to deal…”Sep 4, 2025 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report
“2023 Kia Niro electronic dash went blank, no speed indication, no adaptive cruise, no lane departure warning, no forward collision warning capabilities.”Jun 27, 2025 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“I have had the car since May 2023 and every winter moisture builds up on my windows on the inside of the car and over night it gets frozen from the inside. There is mold growing on the inside of the door panels, the back hatch window and under the seat and on the seat belts.”Jan 21, 2025 · Seats · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆12%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Niro model years

A

2027 Niro

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2026 Niro

0 recalls · 2 complaints

A

2025 Niro

1 recalls · 19 complaints

B

2024 Niro

2 recalls · 18 complaints

D

2022 Niro

3 recalls · 73 complaints

C

2021 Niro

2 recalls · 12 complaints

D

2020 Niro

3 recalls · 62 complaints

B

2019 Niro

1 recalls · 98 complaints

F

2018 Niro

3 recalls · 71 complaints

F

2017 Niro

5 recalls · 98 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 46008, 47221, 45674, 45673). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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