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Kia Niro EV reliability & recalls
NHTSA data · verified Oct 8, 2026 · How to read this →
Recall history
Most recent first. Every campaign below has a remedy on file with NHTSA. Expand a row for what NHTSA says and how it's fixed.
Jun 20, 2025 Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera Driver assistance (ADAS) Remedy available
11,327 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): 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."
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V426000 ↗Jan 17, 2025 Electrical System / Wiring Other equipment & body Remedy available
80,255 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): 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.
Remedy (NHTSA): 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V024000 ↗May 21, 2024 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Shock Protection Drivetrain & motor Remedy available
2,209 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Niro EV vehicles. The high voltage battery safety plug may overheat and melt, which can cause a loss of drive power or fire.
Remedy (NHTSA): Owners are advised not to charge their vehicle in a garage or any other covered structure until the recall repair is completed. Dealers will replace the safety plug, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 19, 2024. Kia's number for this recall is SC314.
NHTSA campaign 24V358000 ↗Show all 6 recalls
Apr 16, 2024 Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit Drivetrain & motor Remedy available
8 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Niro EV and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The differential gear bolts in the gear drive unit may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of drive power or cause the differential to lock up.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will replace the gear drive unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC308.
NHTSA campaign 24V271000 ↗Jan 31, 2024 Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft Drivetrain & motor Remedy available
1,243 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295.
NHTSA campaign 24V057000 ↗Dec 6, 2022 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery / Thermal Management / Fluid/coolant Battery & high-voltage Remedy available
872 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): 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.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers 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 campaign 22V899000 ↗What owners report
The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 91 total and may add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by model year
Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.
What this means
Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.
What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the Kia Niro EV, all 6 recalls on file have a remedy available, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Kia Niro EV reliable?
"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the Kia Niro EV is 6 recalls, all with a remedy available, no open investigations, and 91 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.
Does the Kia Niro EV have any recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Kia Niro EV. All of them have a remedy available. The most recent was filed Jun 20, 2025 and involved Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. A recall is how a known issue gets fixed — usually free of charge — so the presence of recalls isn't the same as an unresolved problem.
Does the Kia Niro EV have battery problems?
NHTSA's file lists 1 recall classified to the battery / high-voltage group and 23 owner complaints (unverified consumer reports) that touch the battery. Owner complaints are unverified and one complaint can span more than one category, so treat the count as a signal of what owners raise, not a defect rate.