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SteeringPart report

2020 Kia Niro EV Steering 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 steering 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 2024-11

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202015%

Other parts of the 2020 Kia Niro EV

Other or unknown
8 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
Wheels
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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology