2025 Kia Niro problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (2) · Wheels (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 (12)
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
Visibility/Wiper 2025-12-23 · TSB_SC358 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Visibility/Wiper 2025-12-19 · SC358_OWNR · Service Campaign
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 12 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-09-10 · Unknown Or Other“my car was shifted into drive but when i press accelerate my car went backwards. i’ve reported this to kia numerous times and they refuse to fix it…”
2026-08-14 · Tires“the vehicle began shaking violently on the florida turnpike, and the factory-installed tire completely separated from the factory rim at highway speeds. this was a life-threatening equipment failure on a brand-new vehicle fully covered under kia’s 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. the vehicle is at the dealership awaiting repairs. the t…”
2026-07-23 · Suspension“finally got car back from previous repairs and it was making a loud groaning noise all the time. took it back to dealership and they said they had to repair the rack and pinion system and the gears were shredded. employee says they now have another niro with the same problem as my original symptoms when transmission was replaced twice. car has cons…”
2026-07-17 · Unknown Or Other“re: driver safety downgrade stemming from recent software update complicating tire pressure display accessibility i am writing as the owner of a 2025 kia niro hev to express my concerns regarding a recent software update that altered how tire pressure information is accessed on the instrument cluster. prior to the update, tire pressures were avai…”
2026-07-06 · Suspension“i purchased this vehicle new from the dealer last year. the second time i went to them for an oil change the tires were worn out oddly and needed to be replaced. they said the car needed an alignment that i had to pay for. i purchased replacement tires from another shop and had the alignment paid for at another shop. the dealer refused any responsi…”
2026-06-17 · Power Train“transmission was replaced but then completely shut down as i was making a right turn. multiple indicators on dash went off and safety errors kept scrolling across dash. vehicle then wouldn’t shift at all. tcm was replaced but vehicle has high rpms at low speeds. has been at the dealership now for over 90 days.…”
2026-05-13 · Vehicle Speed Control“situation: slowing on exit lane from freeway while in i-pedal mode. anomaly: as i gradually lifted the accelerator pedal, at about 61 mph the car strongly accelerated. my response: i lifted my foot entirely off the accelerator pedal and scanned the dash to confirm that cruise control was not active. acceleration continued. i tapped the accelerato…”
2026-05-06 · Forward Collision Avoidance · 35,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact leased a 2025 kia niro. the contact was stopped at a traffic light during the night. when the light changed, the contact was partially turning when the other vehicle slammed into the contact's vehicle. no injuries were reported. the contact stated that the front collision sensor failed. the contact was not warned of the impending collis…”
2026-04-17 · Unknown Or Other“on now 4 occasions--intermittently my car will go into drive when shifted into the reverse shift i don't know what component is impacting this. my safety and others safety is at risk by my car literally going forward when it's supposed to be in reverse. i've taken my car to the dealership two times and they have not been able to recreate it or fix…”
2026-03-18 · Unknown Or Other“i believe the issue is related to something connected to the ac system or a component underneath the hood. the exact part that malfunctioned has not been confirmed. the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. my safety and the safety of others were put at risk because some kind of leak or fumes were being sent into the car through the ac…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.