NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 153
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2012, 2014–2017 Rio, 11 other models
2013 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 153 owner complaints about the 2013 Kia Rio, the newest on April 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the electrical system (18%).
The 2013 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2013 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (86 complaints), the median was 64,252 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine53
- Air Bags34
- Electrical System27
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
- Unknown Or Other19
- Steering10
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Kia Rio peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 23. 23% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Kia Rio drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 4th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 153 complaints about the 2013 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2013 Kia models
Newest record on this page: April 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted