NHTSA lists 17 complaints for the 2025 Kia Niro, 2 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as KIA NIRO.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
Failure modes| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| electrical electronic | 6 | 35.3% | 0.92 |
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| loss of control | 5 | 29.4% | 0.89 |
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| mechanical failure | 5 | 29.4% | 0.79 |
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| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 5.9% | 0.55 |
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Severities| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| moderate | 12 | 70.6% | 0.92 |
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| low | 3 | 17.6% | 0.71 |
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| high | 2 | 11.8% | 0.99 |
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Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 17 tagged complaints of 17 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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1 recalls.
Date: 2025-01-17. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS.
Defect: 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.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Manufacturer communications
12 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 |
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| ELE | 4 |
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| BOD | 1 |
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| CLI | 1 |
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| TRA | 1 |
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11036628
Date: 2026-08-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR a ELECTRICAL A/C COMPRESSOR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the A
11036390
Date: 2026-08-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN GEN 5.0 WIDE SOFTWARE UPDATE - This bulletin provides information on the Audio Video Navigation (AVN) system software update for certain vehicles equipped with AVN5W and Navigation System listed in the table below. Affected vehicles may overestimate travel times durin
11033217
Date: 2026-05-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable Kia vehicles using the Kia Navigation Updater available at update.kia.com. The software update may impr
11030345
Date: 2026-03-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: AVN5.0W DTC P17A000 DAIGNOSTIC PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information regarding a potential illuminated Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) accompanied by DTC P17A000 on some 2022-2025MY Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) equip
11026824
Date: 2025-12-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: INCORRECT AMOUNT OF AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT (SC358) - This bulletin provides information regarding an incorrect amount of air conditioning refrigerant in certain 2025MY Niro EV, HEV, and PHEV (SG2 P/HEV, SG2 EV) vehicles manufactured between September 2, 2024 and May
11026697
Date: 2025-12-19. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC358) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, and Niro EV vehicles, manufactured from September 2, 2024 through May 19, 2025, to inspect and, if
11026694
Date: 2025-12-17. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO () - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Niro EV vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2024 through May 19,
11026695
Date: 2025-12-17. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Niro EV vehicles manufactured from Sept
11026696
Date: 2025-12-17. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (SC358) - This document is the Question and Answer guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Service Campaign SC358.
11020866
Date: 2025-07-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: RIGHT FRONT BODY PANEL SEALANT APPLICATION (SA607) - This bulletin provides instructions to add body sealant to the right front panel seam area, which may not have sufficient sealant applied during assembly on certain 2025MY Niro HEV, PHEV, and EV (SG2 P/H