1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2025 Kia Niro. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Kia Niro. Check your Niro by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Niro, reporting 2 crashes. Kia has issued at least 14 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Niro. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact leased a 2025 Kia Niro. The contact was stopped at a traffic light during the night. When the light changed, the contact was partially turning when the other vehicle slammed into the contact's vehicle. No injuries were reported. The contact stated that the front collision sensor failed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11736086
“The first time I drove this car after getting screwed in my contract , I pulled over in a pullout spot to turn around. I went to back up and it would not move. I tried everything to get it to go.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684141
“On November 3, 2025 I had an accident/event in my KIA Niro. At 2:20 I had been sitting in my car with the engine running and the gear was in (P) park. I was on an incline.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11697544
“The contact owns a 2025 Kia Niro PHEV. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V024000 (Seats, Electrical System); however, the dealer inspected the wiring but did not install the wiring covers as described in the recall.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11647314
“My car was shifted into drive but when I press accelerate my car went backwards. I've reported this to kia numerous times and they refuse to fix it”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763276
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Kia Niro is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.