KIA Niro problems reported in California

105 of the 522 complaints filed about the KIA Niro came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

105

Complaints from California

12

Crashes

0

Fires

2019

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2017 Niro 17 16.2%
2018 Niro 15 14.3%
2019 Niro 26 24.8%
2020 Niro 12 11.4%
2022 Niro 14 13.3%
2023 Niro 16 15.2%
2024 Niro 1 1.0%
2025 Niro 4 3.8%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 9 20.0%
LOS Angeles 6 13.3%
Stevenson Ranch 3 6.7%
SAN Francisco 3 6.7%
Laguna Beach 3 6.7%
LA Mesa 3 6.7%
Campbell 3 6.7%
LOS Osos 3 6.7%
Covina 3 6.7%
Pasadena 3 6.7%
Chino 3 6.7%
Bakersfield 3 6.7%

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