Kia Niro

Engine power and kerb weight are registration-weighted averages of the Kia Niro registered in the EU/EEA in 2025 (32,486 cars), engine power from 24 countries, kerb weight from 25 countries. Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0).

Engine power is the type-approved engine power (EEA field Ep). For hybrids and plug-in hybrids it is the power of the combustion engine, not the system power, and for electric cars it can differ from the peak power the manufacturer advertises.

New registrations in Norway

Number of Kia Niro registered for the first time in Norway per year.

Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0).

Power by engine variant (Norway)

8,542 Kia Niro cars registered for the first time in Norway in 2019–2024, by drivetrain and type-approved engine power. The EEA data has no trim names, so variants are told apart by power.

Plus 1 variant with fewer than 10 cars (3 cars in total).

Power is the type-approved engine power (EEA field Ep). For hybrids and plug-in hybrids it is the combustion engine, not the system output; for electric cars it can differ from the peak power in the maker’s marketing. Kerb weight is the average for the variant. Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0), one record per car (the years EEA lists twice, 2019 to 2021, are counted once).

New registrations by country (2025)

Number of Kia Niro cars registered for the first time across 26 European countries in 2025.

Source: EEA CO₂ monitoring (CC BY 4.0), 2025 data.

WLTP range by version

Type-approved WLTP range of the electric versions of the Kia Niro, as recorded for each car in the Dutch vehicle register (RDW). The table shows the median; the spread is where 80% of the cars fall.

WLTP is the test cycle of EU type approval, so the same version carries the same figure across the EU/EEA. Power is the net maximum electric power from the same register. Versions with fewer than 20 cars are left out. Source: Open Data RDW (Netherlands, CC0).

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Common problems & reliability

US owners have filed 113 complaints for the Kia Niro, most often about unknown or other, electrical system, power train, engine. These are owner-reported issues, useful for spotting recurring weaknesses before you buy. In the UK, 91% of Kia Niros pass their MOT test first time, based on 37,118 inspections in 2023. (2023 is the most recent annual release published by the DfT.)

Based on real owner complaints and inspection data, not an editorial rating. Sources: NHTSA (US, public domain), DVSA MOT (UK, Open Government Licence).

Recalls & safety

7 recall campaigns recorded in the EU Safety Gate (European market) and 6 in the US-market NHTSA database for the Kia Niro. Recalls can flag known weaknesses of the model.

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Poland)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2023-08-11

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Belgium)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2026-07-31

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Poland)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2023-05-05

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Poland)

  This may cause a short circuit or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of fire and potential accident.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2019-05-24

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2025-05-23

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Poland)

  The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2025-01-10

• Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Poland)

  This may result in a short-circuit, leading to a fire.

  EU Safety Gate · alerted 2018-08-10

• SEATSUS · NHTSAModel years 2023–2025

  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: 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 · reported 17/01/2025

• POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel years 2023–2024

  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: 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 · reported 31/01/2024

• POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNITUS · NHTSAModel year 2023

  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: 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 · reported 16/04/2024

• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELUS · NHTSAModel year 2023

  Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen.  The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."

  Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.

  NHTSA campaign 23V298000 · reported 26/04/2023

• POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDSUS · NHTSAModel years 2021–2022

  Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC276.

  NHTSA campaign 23V534000 · reported 31/07/2023

• STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMUS · NHTSAModel year 2017

  Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017 Niro vehicles. The affected vehicles may have a damaged Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) connector resulting in a loss of electric power steering assistance.

  Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the MDPS motor, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2017. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC145.

  NHTSA campaign 17V159000 · reported 10/03/2017

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Kia recalls.