2010 Kia Rio

22 serious complaints of 26, the most about air bags (12) and engine (4); per car on the road, 0.9× this model's usual year.

What owners report

“The contact owned a 2010 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while his son was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle crashed head-on into a guard rail. During the crash, the front-end of the vehicle was severely damaged; however, no air bags were deployed.”

An owner's complaint to NHTSA about the air bags, Jul 2022

“When driving, the car stalls for no reason (there is fuel in the car, has regular oil changes, and a brand new battery). It takes a couple minutes before the car will restart. While on the highway, the engine light will come on and then turn right off, but the rpm gauge stops working even though I am still driving.”

An owner's complaint to NHTSA about the engine, Dec 2016

Fixes and extended coverage

• Extended coverage This warranty extension addresses failures of the ocs sensor mat as reported by some vehicle owners. To that end, kia is extending the warranty coverage for the front passenger occupant classification system (ocs) sensor mat to 15 years with unlimited mileage, starting from the date of first… (WTY002OWNERRIO, Jun 2016)
• Extended coverage The warranty extension will address failures of the ocs sensor mat as reported by some vehicle owners. Is extending the warranty coverage for the front passenger occupant classification system (ocs) sensor mat for certain 2008-2011 my rio vehicles produced after december 8, 2007 and all 2006-2010… (WTY002DEALERP, Jun 2016)
• Extended coverage If the sensor mat is not working properly, the airbag warning light on the cluster will illuminate and dtc(s) b1447, b1448, b1449 and/or b1450 may be stored. Kia is extending the warranty for the ocs sensor mat for the affected vehicles to 15 years / unlimited mileage, starting from the date of… (WTY002BULLETINRI, Jun 2016)
• Extended coverage q and a: wty002 - certain 2008-2011 my kia rio vehicles and all 2006-2010 my kia optima vehicles front passenger ocs sensor mat kia new vehicle limited warranty extension (WTY002QA, Jun 2016)
• Repair program tsb: voluntary service campaign - application of additional anti-corrosion material (sc122) - to improve customer satisfaction, kia is launching this bulletin to apply additional anticorrosion protection to various vehicle underbody components of some 2010~2013my soul (am), 2004~2009my spectra… (TSBSC122, Jul 2015)
• Repair program Will be conducting a voluntary service campaign, as a preventative measure, to add additional anti-corrosion material to the underbody of all 2006-2011 my rio, 2004-2009 my spectra, 2006-2010 my optima, 2010-2013 my soul, and 2007-2010 my rondo vehicles originally retailed and/or currently… (DEALERPSC122, Jul 2015)

From the manufacturer's bulletins filed with NHTSA. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.

26 owner complaints · 0 recalls · EPA combined: 30–31 mpg · NHTSA: Not rated · 2010 trims and features