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vehicle
2011 / kia / rio
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-10)
complaints
24 on file (2011-09-06 → 2025-03-23)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
37 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Ignition coil failure with engine stallENGINE9 complaints2014-07 → 2025-03kia-rio-2011-ignition-coil-stall
11649950 Coils, I have been through 6 sets of coils since I bought this car in 2011. This causes the engine to run rough , sputter & have no pick up when trying to accelerate
11182851 IGNITION COILS. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY KIA IN 2015 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS EVERY 3-6 MONTHS
10939893 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT ANY STOP, THE ENGINE THREATENED TO SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING
Frontal air bag non-deployment in crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2011-09 → 2020-04kia-rio-2011-airbag-nondeployment
11320026 AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OF WHICH I HAD A GREEN LIGHT, THE VEHICLE COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION FAILED TO YIELD AND TOOK A LEFT TURN HITTING ME HEAD-ON
10664814 MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY!!
10423937 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Unintended acceleration or stuck throttleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2018-08 → 2022-12kia-rio-2011-speed-control-surge
11498472 As I waited for the other car to turn in front of me, my 2011 Kia Rio started to surge in speed without my foot on the accelerator
11280415 I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8 IN LA MESA CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE ON MY VEHICLE STUCK
Service brake pulsation and lockupSERVICE BRAKES3 complaints2011-09 → 2017-08kia-rio-2011-service-brakes-defect
11014958 FELT LIKE I COULD NOT GO SPEED I WAS ATTEMPTING. THE BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK UP AND ONE SIDE WAS SMOKING, NOW BOTH SIDES ARE SMOKING AND IS STILL LOCKING UP
10549821 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2011 Kia Rio vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/kia/rio
@misc{wrenchpro_2011_kia_rio_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2011 Kia Rio},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/kia/rio}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
