"How reliable is the 2023 Kia Niro Ev?"

"Based on 27 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Kia Niro Ev has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Kia Niro Ev?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Kia Niro Ev is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 27 total complaints filed."

2023 Kia Niro Ev: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints

Total Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:CABLE/CORD:ACCESSORY

WHEELS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"There have been days where the weather starts out to be low to no rain or snow and then while driving from Kenosha, WI to Milwaukee, WI the rain or snow gets heavier or mild and the smart cruise control will stop and say radar blocked and it will disable the use of it and disable regenitive braking ..."

"Charge Interruptions session. The Kia Niro EV interrupt charging on a Level 2 50amp ChargePoint Home Flex charge. I contact the Charger company ChargePoint and reduce the power to 40 amps. The car charging improve slightly but continue interruption. The on board CSS J1772 port of the car overheat an..."

"The car continues to not be able to charge at home. My other electric car (different manufacturer polestar) with the same cord charges without issues. The cord only allows 27amps and the car abruptly stops charging over and over. I have to reset it constantly. This continues to be an issue and the c..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 8 MO: 3 WA: 3 VT: 3 TX: 2 FL: 2 AZ: 2 SC: 1 WI: 1 NY: 1

Kia Niro Ev — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2019	22	10,100	POWER TRAIN	2
2020	26	-	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
2022	43	-	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	5

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