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Fuel systemPart report

2023 Kia Niro EV Fuel system Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
20%of 15 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the fuel system of the 2023 Kia Niro EV, 20% of the 15 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.

“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 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

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023320%
202239%
2020316%
201915%

Other parts of the 2023 Kia Niro EV

Electrical system
8 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Wheels
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 31, 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