{"id":"2024_kia_niro","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Niro","model_slug":"niro","year":2024,"url":"/kia/niro/2024/","pts":["bev","hev"],"configs":[{"id":46967,"model":"Niro Electric","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":126,"hwy":101,"comb":113,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":29.0,"range":253,"range_city":278,"range_hwy":223,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":7.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 kW PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Sun Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":46868,"model":"Niro FE","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":53,"hwy":54,"comb":53,"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 Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":167,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1200,"save_spend":5250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":46867,"model":"Niro","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"SIDI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":53,"hwy":45,"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 Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":181,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1250,"save_spend":5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2024"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"25V024000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2025-01-17","owner_notified":"2025-02-27","units":80255,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","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.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC332","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V057000","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2024-01-31","owner_notified":"2024-03-28","units":1243,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","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.","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":"SC295","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":18,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":6,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",6],["Unspecified",6],["Forward Collision Avoidance",4],["Service Brakes",1],["Seats",1],["Carry Handle, Shell, Base",1]],"by_year":{"2024":3,"2025":10,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2026-07-30","Forward Collision Avoidance","My 2024 Kia Niro Hybrid has experienced multiple issues that I believe should be documented. The vehicle previously displayed an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning. It was taken to an authorized Kia dealership for diagnosis and repair. Although repairs were performed for the EPB-related issue, I am submitting this \u2026"],["2026-06-15","Forward Collision Avoidance","I was travelling on a road today and was in the right hand lane with adaptive cruise control on. I then switched lanes to the left hand lane (it's only 2 lanes) and the adaptive cruise control was still on. I noticed the car travelling faster than it should be for there being a stopped vehicle ahead. I was prepared to \u2026"],["2026-05-18","Power Train","The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Niro Hybrid. The contact stated that while at a stop light the warning message \"transmission overheating\" had displayed and the vehicle did not drive forward. The contact attempted to push the vehicle offer the road when suddenly the vehicle accelerated forward and drove on the opposite \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.118,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":62,"headline":{"range":253,"mpg":53,"ncap":5,"complaints":18},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}