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What 15 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Kia Niro EV

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 (15)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (8)Brakes (3)Fuel system (3)Driver assistance (2)Speed control (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Seat belts (1)Seats (1)

1 of 15 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Jan 21, 2025Seat beltsBody & structureSeats

I have had the car since May 2023 and every winter moisture builds up on my windows on the inside of the car and over night it gets frozen from the inside. There is mold growing on the inside of the door panels, the back hatch window and under the seat and on the seat belts.

NHTSA ODI 11637340

Working with the data? Download all 15 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 12, 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 2023 Kia Niro EV verdict →