{"id":"2018_kia_niro","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Niro","model_slug":"niro","year":2018,"url":"/kia/niro/2018/","pts":["phev","hev"],"configs":[{"id":39799,"model":"Niro Plug-in Hybrid","pt":"phev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; PHEV","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":48,"hwy":44,"comb":46,"cityA":110,"hwyA":99,"combA":105,"kwh100":32.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":26.0,"phev_comb":66,"charge240":2.25,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"32kW IPMSM","fuel":"Regular Gas and Electricity","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":90,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1350,"save_spend":6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2022"},{"id":39617,"model":"Niro FE","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":52,"hwy":49,"comb":50,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"240V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":177,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1250,"save_spend":5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39616,"model":"Niro","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":51,"hwy":46,"comb":49,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"240V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":183,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1250,"save_spend":5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39618,"model":"Niro Touring","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":46,"hwy":40,"comb":43,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"240V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":207,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":9,"fuel_cost":1450,"save_spend":4000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"23V534000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDS","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2023-07-31","owner_notified":"2023-12-29","units":121411,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A fire increases the risk of injury.","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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC276","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V836000","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2022-11-11","owner_notified":"2023-01-09","units":27030,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles previously recalled under recall 18V-666.  The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance, which can overheat the rear seats.","consequence":"Overheated rear seats increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the PRA and replace either the PRA or the Main Relay, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC256.  This recall supersedes NHTSA recall number 18V-666.  Vehicles already repaired under the previous recall will need to have the new remedy completed.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC256","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"18V666000","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2018-09-25","owner_notified":"2018-11-23","units":27030,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles.  The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance.","consequence":"The increased electrical resistance can overheat the rear seat which is above the PRA, increasing the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) for damage.  If no damage is found, the main relay will be replaced.  If damage is found, the PRA will be replaced.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began November 23, 2018.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC168.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC168","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":3,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":55,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":71,"crash":6,"fire":0,"injured":4,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",24],["Electrical System",20],["Engine",20],["Unspecified",12],["Service Brakes",6],["Vehicle Speed Control",6]],"by_year":{"2018":9,"2019":6,"2020":2,"2021":2,"2022":1,"2023":17,"2024":16,"2025":6,"2026":12},"excerpts":[["2026-06-01","Vehicle Speed Control","Year/Make/Model: 2018 Kia Niro Hybrid Mileage at time of incident: approximately 69,000 Component: Hybrid Propulsion System / Powertrain My 2018 Kia Niro Hybrid has experienced five recurring \"Hybrid System Failure \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Turn Off Engine\" errors occurring without warning while the vehicle was being operated. Each occurren\u2026"],["2024-02-20","Electrical System","I received KIA letter about the recall SC276 for HCA issue around 1/15/24. I brought my 2018 Kia Niro PHEV to Kia Dealer in San Jose. They inspected and concluded that the vehicle is safe with the recall SC276. However, they did not replace the fuse as stated in Kia's recall instructions. Ten days later, I was on the r\u2026"],["2024-01-10","Forward Collision Avoidance","I was driving myself and two passengers on a highway at night in the rain. I was using the adaptive cruise control and was maintaining speed when i went through a puddle and I think the car hydroplaned a little. A warning sign flashed up on the dash that said something towards \"deactivating cruise control\" - i am not s\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":62,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":50,"ncap":null,"complaints":71},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}