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2020 Kia Niro Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
5%of 39 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2020 Kia Niro, 5% of the 39 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“I was involved in a collision 11/2021. I had just left a stop sign and was starting to go when a semi hit my front end and spun my vehicle around. I do not understand why my air bags did not deploy and I feel like emergency braking did not work. I have had it work when someone get close to my bumper in the past.”

NHTSA complaint #11450471, filed 2022-02

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202516%
2024110%
2023614%
2022310%
202025%
201924%
201812%
201722%

Other parts of the 2020 Kia Niro

Engine
9 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Hybrid propulsion system
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Kia Niro

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