2021 Kia Niro Phev

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Internal › Clutches/Bands › Actuators/Solenoids23V534000

Filed Jul 31, 2023121,411 vehiclesKia America, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed Oct 11, 2023OR

The contact owns a 2021 Kia Niro. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V534000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the repair was not yet available. No further information was provided. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2019

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2025	2	1	Routine
2024	3	1	Routine
2023	6	2	Routine
2022	12	1	Routine
2021 — this page	1	1	Routine
2020	5	1	Routine
2019	26	1	Routine
2018	13	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 31, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.