2020 Kia Niro EV Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 Kia Niro EV, 5% of the 19 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“vehicle started jerking suddenly and uncontrollably. It jerked to the side almost gliding into another vehicle there is a smell also coming from the car and wheels have extensive loss of threading due to abrupt change of speed and direction. Controlling the vehicle does this more regularly but this time I almost hit a vehicle to the side of me and I could not get cargo straight for a second it was a quick incident but it's pretty much made me want to check into this recall because it was very scary. …”
NHTSA complaint #11628061, filed 2024-11Related service bulletins
- 11022350Aug 21, 2025VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER RENOTIFICATION (SC321) - This document is the owner renotification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to address a…
- 11008143Sep 27, 2024TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: IEB INSPECTION AND WATER PROOFING OR IEB REPLACEMENT (SC321) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional…
- 11007894Sep 20, 2024VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC321) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to address a…
- 11008033Sep 18, 2024TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: IEB INSPECTION AND WATER PROOFING OR IEB REPLACEMENT (SC321) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect the…
- 11007895Sep 18, 2024WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (SC321) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary…
- 11007890Sep 18, 2024VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO (SC321) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is…
- 11007883Sep 18, 2024VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (SC321) - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service…
- 10179255Aug 25, 2020PITSTOP - BRAKE CALIPER LEAK INSPECTION - This PITSTOP provides information related to a brake caliper fluid/oil substance found on some Kia vehicles, due to possible excess…
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2020 Kia Niro EV
8 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Kia Niro EV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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