Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2020 KIA Niro EV

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
16
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
57
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

16 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    7
  • Electrical System
    4
  • Power Train
    3
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    3
  • Lane DEPARTURE: Assist
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Adaptive Cruise Control
    1
  • Wheels
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
25V426000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2025-06-20

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Niro EV vehicles. The circuit board for the rearview camera may become damaged and cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

RiskA rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 7, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC342.

22V899000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FLUID/COOLANT2022-12-06

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020 Niro EV vehicles. The Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU) may have been improperly sealed and may leak coolant internally.

RiskCoolant contacting the EPCU circuit board may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will inspect and replace the EPCU as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC258.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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