NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2005 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 12, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Kia Rio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Kia Rio, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2005 Kia Rio
Child seat
- Campaign
- 05V557000
- Reported
- December 12, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,865
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Rio
2005 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2005 Kia Rio, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (11%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (32%), followed by the engine (14%) and the air bags (11%).
The 2005 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Engine5
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System4
- Seat Belts4
- Power Train3
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Kia Rio peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 6. 35% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Kia Rio drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 12th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 37 complaints about the 2005 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2005 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted