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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Kia Rio

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (24)Crash / fire / injury (4)Engine (7)Airbags (5)Electrical system (5)Brakes (4)Speed control (3)Body & structure (2)Steering (2)Fuel system (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 24 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 8, 2014AirbagsBrakesCrash1 injury

I WAS IN COLLISION ON 3/28. I HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM THE BACK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. UPDATED 07/16/14 *BF UPDATED 3/17/2015 *JS

NHTSA ODI 10608963

Working with the data? Download all 24 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Kia Rio verdict →