Kia RIO
2012 only
2012 Kia RIO have 69 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 69,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2012 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Kia RIO report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2012 only
Median onset: 69,000 miles. 25.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 116,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 59,250 miles. 16.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 60 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 108,603 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 59,500 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 80,300 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 25,500 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2012 model year. See the full Kia RIO report for every year and full specs/safety data.