2024 Kia Niro Phev problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Seats 2025-01-17 · campaign 25V024000 · 80,255 vehicles
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.
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.
Service bulletins (22)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Visibility/Wiper 2026-08-28 · TSB_CLI049_R2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: partial repair – 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 air
Electrical System 2026-08-19 · TSB_ELE426 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Electrical System 2026-05-28 · TSB_ELE422 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Electrical System 2026-03-26 · TSB_ELE394 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Back Over Prevention: Warnings 2025-12-09 · PS797 · Other
pitstop: technical operations: external damage to ultrasonic sensor: this pitstop provides information related to parking distance warning (pdw) alerts and repairs involving ultrasonic sensors. the pdw system alerts the driver while parking, by calculating distance based on the difference in signal
Engine 2025-11-20 · SC320_TSB_R1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: voluntary emissions service campaign: egr valve assembly replacement (sc320) - 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 to re
Showing the 6 most recent of 22 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-09-04 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“ have had a serious issue with my 2025 kia niro phev. i first reported the problem to the dealer when the car was a few months old and they were of no help. i had an accident as a result of this issue. i was very fortunate that the only result was a completely ruined drivers door. i have had a problem of the car freezing in neutral after starting. …”
2025-08-25 · Vehicle Speed Control · 13,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2024 kia niro. the contact stated that while driving in slow traffic, the vehicle accelerated unintentionally and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. the contact stated that while reversing, the failure recurred and the rear end of the vehicle crashed into the front end of another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. there…”
2025-08-16 · Visibility/Wiper“the shiny black interior located on the center console is highly reflective resulting in sun glare shining into your eyes for a large portion of the day. this causes serious visibility issue while driving and is a safety hazard. i reported this issue to the dealership within two weeks of purchasing my car. i have not had the dealership, independe…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.