2019 Kia Niro Ev: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints
22
Total Complaints
10,100mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

6,000 25th Percentile
10,100 Median Mileage
10,100 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES
3
ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:VEHICLE CONTROLS:BRAKING
1
TIRES
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY BRAKES FAILED AS I TRIED TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET. THERE WAS A CAR ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, WHICH I BUMPED INTO. AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT 'GAVE', AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD; I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY, I HAD ALREADY SLOWED CONSIDERABLY PRIOR T..."
"MY BRAKES FAILED AS I TRIED TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET. THERE WAS A CAR ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, WHICH I BUMPED INTO. AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT 'GAVE', AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD; I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY, I HAD ALREADY SLOWED CONSIDERABLY PRIOR T..."
"TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 KIA NIRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KAEARNY MESA FORD KIA DEALER (7303 CLAIREMONT MESA BOULEVARD, SAN DIEGO, CA ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28