NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2012 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
- 54
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 Kia Rio
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017 Rio, 11 other models
2012 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2012 Kia Rio, the newest on August 13, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (6%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine (44%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
The 2012 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2012 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine24
- Air Bags12
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Electrical System6
- Vehicle Speed Control6
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2012 Kia Rio peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 8. 24% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Kia Rio drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 13th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 54 complaints about the 2012 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2012 Kia models
Newest record on this page: August 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted