Kia Niro - Reliability and safety
The Niro's excellent safety kit and seven-year warranty cover will reassure buyers, while reliability should be strong, too
Based on the owners’ feedback from the 2024 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, the Kia brand secured third place out of 32 in the best car manufacturer rankings.
The second-generation Niro was crash tested by industry experts Euro NCAP in 2022 and received a four-star (out of five) rating for cars without the safety pack, and five stars (which includes all Niros sold in the UK) for models that come with the more advanced autonomous braking system that recognises pedestrians and cyclists. The Niro’s 91 and 84 per cent scores for adult and child occupant protection are about average for this class, as is the 79 per cent score for safety assistance technology you get in all models sold here.
Speaking of which, the Niro comes as standard with a decent array of safety kit onboard, including a reversing camera, rear parking sensors, smart cruise control with stop/go functionality, hill-start assistance, lane keep assist and forward collision avoidance assist. Pricier models add front parking sensors, Highway Driving Assist, Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist and even a remote parking assist system.
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Key standard safety features |
Euro NCAP safety ratings |
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Warranty
As with all Kias, the Niro gets a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty. The warranty is also passed on to each owner, within the time or mileage limit.
Servicing
Service intervals for each iteration of Niro are every 12 months or 10,000 miles, whichever comes sooner.
Kia also offers a service plan package called ‘Kia Care’. It’s a fixed-price service package, which can be tailored to suit the age and mileage of your Niro.
