2022 Kia RIO Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 12 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 exterior lighting of the 2022 Kia RIO, 8% of the 12 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.
“This is neither a failure nor a malfunction but on several occasions I have had the light switch turn off at night while driving. I can reach over and push a button to the left of the steering wheel under the ac/heat vent and in doing so my arm has rolled the headlight switch off. I have to hurry up and turn them back on. The switch should lock somewhat in place as to take a purposeful twist for it to turn. The headlight switch turns too easy and it could cause an accident at night.”
NHTSA complaint #11575186, filed 2024-03Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 | 6 | 4% |
| 2008 | 2 | 4% |
| 2007 | 3 | 7% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 5% |
| 2001 | 5 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2022 Kia RIO
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 Kia RIO
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.
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