Kia Rio recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Kia Rio, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 20.6% of the 38,856 registered Kia Rio cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 3 logged for this model.
- 2025-02-14 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00584/25.
- 2025-01-10 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00015/25.
- 2018-05-11 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/0653/18.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 6 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2025-02-20 Ref 14621R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 28.10.2009 - 26.09.2011.
- 2025-02-20 Ref 14564R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 15.12.2010 - 31.03.2017.
- 2022-04-26 Ref 11752 Risk: Fertigungsabweichungen können zu Schäden am Airbagsteuermodul führen. In der Folge leuchtet die Warnleuchte auf und bei einem Aufprall entfalten sich die Airbags ggf. nicht.. Production: 2016 - 2019.
- 2018-05-23 Ref 7863 Risk: Die Kindersicherung der hinteren Türen ist ggf. nicht aktiviert, obwohl der Indikator die Aktivierung anzeigt.. Production: 2017 - 2017.
- 2008-01-01 Ref 1743 Risk: Die Radschüssel kann Anrisse bekommen.. Production: 2000 - 2000.
- 2008-01-01 Ref 0907 Risk: Rissbildung im Kraftstoffverteilerrohr führt zu Kraftstoffverlust und zum möglichen Fahrzeugbrand. Production: 2000 - 2004.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Kia Rio ranks #11 by overall signal strength. Its 3 EU Safety Gate campaigns are fewer than the median of 17 for this set. Its 6 KBA campaigns are fewer than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is more than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Kia Rio
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Kia Rio before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.