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2023 Kia Niro EV Electrical system Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
53%of 15 total for the year
Median mileage
6,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electrical system of the 2023 Kia Niro EV, 53% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,000 miles.

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.

“The car continues to not be able to charge at home. My other electric car (different manufacturer polestar) with the same cord charges without issues. The cord only allows 27amps and the car abruptly stops charging over and over. I have to reset it constantly. This continues to be an issue and the car shows no problems with the battery and there is no fix from Kia.”

NHTSA complaint #11540438, filed 2023-08

“While driving on freeway, at a speed of 65-70MPH. Vehicle appeared to lose power. Navigation screen turned off, dash display dimmed and vehicle seemed to coast and not accelerate. Speed did drop down a bit, but then powered came back on, screen turned on and was able to accelerate again. No warning lights or error messages appeared on screen.”

NHTSA complaint #11613910, filed 2024-09

“The contact leased a 2023 Kia Niro EV. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to charge as designed. The message Charge Interrupted was displayed on the mobile app that monitored the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the cause of the failure could not be determined; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11571817, filed 2024-02, 6,000 miles

“The vehicle is a rental vehicle. It experienced two incidents of sudden loss of propulsion within the first two days of operation. During both events, the vehicle became completely unresponsive to accelerator pedal input and would not move despite being placed in Drive. I attempted to shift the vehicle into Park and then back into Drive, but propulsion was not restored. No warning lights, malfunction indicators, or system messages were displayed before or during the failure. The first incident occurred while exiting a car wash. …”

NHTSA complaint #11719665, filed 2026-02

“The vehicle is usually charged on a level 2 system set to 40 amps or 9 KW/hr. In October of 2023, I received the following message from the Kia connect application, Charge Interrupted . The car disconnected electrically from the wall unit/charger because the connector unit in the car where the cable plugs into or internal charging unit was getting hot. This charging interrupted is a known issue with Kia and Hyundai electric cars so much so that they have issued a Technical Service Bulletin SB, ELE288 which reprograms the car charging logic for level 2 charging. …”

NHTSA complaint #11569149, filed 2024-01

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024350%
2023853%
20221341%
2020632%
2019842%

Other parts of the 2023 Kia Niro EV

Other or unknown
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 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