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2013 Kia Rio engine problems

The 2013 Kia Rio has 56 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

56

Engine complaints

26%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Rio engine complaints by model year56 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 56 complaints2002: 41 complaints2003: 20 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 4 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 56 complaints2014: 24 complaints2015: 27 complaints2016: 41 complaints2017: 11 complaints2018: 15 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 3 complaints
Rio engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Engine caught fire , oil consumption, miss firing, knocking brought to dealer they found nothing wrong with it back in December 2022. Car stopped working on March 11,2023 had fire underneath police had vehicle towed to the house. Insurance company will be here Monday. Will also be contacting Kia…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · March 11, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2013 Kia Rio have?

NHTSA has 56 complaints about the 2013 Kia Rio engine — 26% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.