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Body and structurePart report

2015 Kia RIO Body and structure Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 52 total for the year
Median mileage
33,100miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the body and structure of the 2015 Kia RIO, 4% of the 52 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,100 miles. 1 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.

“Takara recall I was hit on the driver's side of my car by a semi doing approximately 58 MPH in doing so my car went into a spin and the back of my car hit a concrete bridge, on a 2 lane interstate. My air bags did not deploy!”

NHTSA complaint #11230487, filed 2019-07, 60,000 miles

“In the front area of the vehicle there is a plastic bumper attached to to the vehicle and below in frnt of the engine there is a skirt also plastic that overlaps when parking head on and drags into the concrete surface.the probles is that this plastic bumper attached to the vehicle is pulling away the attached area of the vehicle and is creating a gap at the point of attachment to the bodyi have no control over the skirt overlapin and fear that bumper will come off at any given time.I explain the best I could.thanks”

NHTSA complaint #11012961, filed 2017-08, 6,200 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202318%
202218%
201915%
201814%
201713%
201623%
201524%
2014612%
201332%
201128%
201028%
200938%
200712%
200634%
200525%
200413%
200323%
200286%
200194%

Other parts of the 2015 Kia RIO

Engine
23 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Kia RIO

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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