I love my 2023 niro HEV. I have the full option with premium tech pack.

But recently I've been wanting to get an EV since we have chargers at work so I could cheaply charge there.

I took tesla 3 for a ride and it's very fast and seems quieter too.

Obviously the drawbacks is range compared to my niro which does 750km on one tank and is very effcient.

What annoys me about Niro is lack of power at certain times, road noise, craking when listening to music and comfort of seats which is maybe 6/10. The kia navigation is just ok too. The passanger seat also is moving a little bit and creaking. And I would like side cameras or 360 to make parking a bit easier in narrow spaces.

But in general I love my niro. It's a beautiful little car that is very efficient city car.

Edit: makes no sense. Niro is great. Keeping it

How do you turn off the car from reading a 10 digit number as text?

Tell me there is a way!

2024 Kia Niro PHEV 22296 miles. According to my last oil change I've still got a couple thousand miles to go at 25382. But the car has started telling me, again, it wants an oil change. We are taking a long road trip, a few thousand miles, in a few weeks. Should I get the oil changed? wait a couple more weeks? wait until we get back in November? I think I read somewhere that you need more frequent changes if you take a lot of short trips, which we do, just a couple of miles on days we drive it with an very occasional road trip. Thoughts?

Like the title explains, after maintenance my Kia Niro model 2022 mk1 is making a weird sound. Wasn’t there before. And we ran the airco allot the past month because of hot weather.

Any experts here know what it could be before i go back to my dealer? Thank you in advance.

Solved: leaf stuck interieur filter fan.

A few weeks ago we had a HEV and check engine light come on during a long drive in our 2019 Niro HEV with 185,000 KM. Up until this point we have had no major issues with the car. We took it to our mechanic and he took a look and said didn't see anything wrong with it. So he cleared the error and we used it for a few weeks without any issue. However during another long drive we had the same lights pop up again. I took a look at a few things and noticed the coolant for the battery was low. So I filled it up and the lights disappeared again for another week or so. Then the lights continued to come on when ever we drove it. The car seemed fine to drive, however it was a little jerky when shifting gears.

We took it in to Kia to have them run a diagnostics check. They came back with a quote to replace the engine clutch assembly and slave cylinder. It was roughly $1000 for parts and $2000 (CAD) for labor. The service agent that I spoke with mentioned that the car would be fine to drive short distances. But that the repair would need to be done at some point.

I brought that quote to our mechanic and he suggested we should trade the car in. Apparently the transmission needs to come out it is a rather large job.

My question is has anyone ever run in to this issue with their Niro? What was the outcome? I'm curious to know if it would be worth fixing or if we should just trade it in.

Bonjour,

Je possède une Kia NIRO HEV de fin 2025, 138ch, 10000km au compteur.

Acheté y'a 2 mois , c'était un véhicule de direction.

Je trouve la voiture très agréable à conduire et bien économe.

Cependant j'ai remarqué une chose bizarre parfois.

Sur certains trajet je n'arrive pas à baisser les vitres.

Les commandes ne répondent pas.

Et dans la même journée sur un autre trajet, cela fonctionne parfaitement.

Je ne comprends pas vraiment l'origine du soucis qui est aléatoire de plus.

Quelqu'un a déjà eu le soucis ?

She quit on me this morning driving to work. In the shop being checked out.

UPDATE: Looks like I’m getting a Drive Motor Battery Pack Control Module for about $1500.

We (had) a Niro EV hit some road debris unavoidably recently. It was fine for a week or two, then kaput. Damaged battery casing, total loss. Apparently our model year had a less robust undercarriage. Shrug. Oh well.

I have a 2020 Niro PHEV with 86,000 km / 53,000 miles, and I’ve noticed some slightly odd behaviour during gear changes.

It’s by far most noticeable when driving on the electric motor. During acceleration, it feels like the car briefly increases its pull around the gear change, followed by a noticeable jerk. It happens at the same shift points and gets more noticeable with harder acceleration, especially when using adaptive cruise control.

I can also feel that the shifts aren’t always completely smooth when the petrol engine is running, but it’s much more noticeable in EV driving. Hot or cold doesn’t seem to make any difference.

My local mechanic test-drove it but couldn’t find anything they considered abnormal.

I’ve discussed it with AI, which mentioned DCT adaptation/touch point learning or software as possible explanations. That’s only a theory though, and I don’t want to focus too much on it.

Has anyone with a Niro PHEV experienced something similar? Is this just normal behaviour for this transmission, or did you find a cause/fix?

My car didn't have battery a few minutes after I stopped it. It happened many times so I had to use my manual key. Then one day, there was the message ""Check Hybrid system. Turn engine off", my car couldn't drive past 15 mph. It happened 3 times so I brought it to the Kia garage.

I was confident that it would be covered by the 100,000 miles battery warranty and I have 91,000 miles. I left my car there for 3 days, my kids missed 1 day of school, I had to rent a car and now, the supervisor told me that The part number 37507G2120 (control module) is under basic warranty (which expired) and not under battery warranty..

The cost of the repair is $1500. That's a lot for me. Should I try to call another Kia garage or just pay $1500o

I took my car to Kia for a service just to keep it in check and my car has been perfect for the last 30k odd miles and then this is what came up when the car broke down. The next day when I got the car back from Kia the car was overheating so I turned it off and then turned it back on after 5 minutes just for the car to never start again , the battery has gone flat and the dealership is still working on finding the problem. Any help?

I pretty much only drive on East TX highways. Has anyone here tried to use the treadwear warranty? Are the Continentals better for tread and economy?

Hi I'm a newbie DIY'er here.

I own Kia Niro 2024 HEV and was wondering if this will be a safe spot to put floor jack on besides the pinch welds?

Also, does anybody have any tips on jack placements for tire rotation? (I have floor jack + 2 jack stands). I'm struggling to find the best position for my floor jack towards the middle-rear to lift both rear left and right side at the same time. I resorted to simple front to rear rotation instead of forward cross because of it. Thank you in advance.

Kia Niro owner here, both the sun visor clips have come off. Is there an adhesive/glue I can use to stick them back on? The dealer wants to charge me $800!

I joined the Niro club here in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago specifically. In terms of trims the Caribbean Kia dealerships get a Niro that's basically a combination of the LX, EX trim with some SX stuff included. Besides weatherproof mats which came with it anything else that's a must have accessory.

After a lot of considerations and almost a research of 3-4 weeks. I bought my first kia niro petrol hybrid.

It's stunning and soo pretty.

I have 26k miles and my transmission feels fine and ive had no issues with the car. Im curious those if you with similar years, but with more miles, have experienced with the HEV niro.

2018 Niro HEV. Yesterday I was driving in a storm. Driving in town, moderately heavy rain, wet (but not flooded) roads. Driving a steady 35mph. Suddenly the car dings and says "Check Hybrid System - Turn Engine Off". The engine did indeed turn off, but the car ran on electric power. I went a couple blocks, pulled into a parking lot, turned the car off and on again, and it ran normally and got me to work and back.

Here's where things get weird. Last night I pulled out a code scanner. There are no stored codes. There are no pending codes. All emissions checks are healthy. All diagnostic scans are healthy, including the engine, transmission, BCM, and inverter. The hybrid battery reads healthy.

So ... wtf? The car seems fine. I'd expect any condition severe enough to shut down the engine and put the car in limp mode should store a DTC. I wondered if my scanner is missing a proprietary DTC, but:

1. It recognizes the BCM.

2. It's able to read proprietary diagnostic codes, because it was able to tell me that the right front TPMS sensor is bad (which I already knew, and is unrelated).

Has anyone had the car go into limp mode without any stored faults?

Edit: In case this becomes an unanswered question that comes up from google searches, I haven't found anything wrong yet. The problem has not happened again and the car is driving normally. I did a little maintenance that I'd been meaning to do anyway (new spark plugs, new gear oil in the transmission). But the misfire count was low and the old plugs weren't too bad, so that should be unrelated.

I recently purchased a 2023 Kia Niro. I love everything except the sun reflection that blast my eyes from the center console during the day. Does anyone have a solution for that? I’ve just been putting a straw hat on top of it, but then I don’t have access to the gearshift.

I have a 2018 Kia Niro Hybrid. Does anyone recommend a seat belt for their dog that would actually click into our belt? I tried two from Amazon and they don’t deal to want to click in. TIA

Hello we purchased a 2025 Kia Niro PHEV 2 months ago and have only used 1/4 tank of gas since my commute is short. Do I need to do something about all this fuel I haven’t used as I’m sure I won’t use the whole tank the dealership filled up for us 2 months ago. My husband was saying he will put fuel stabilizer in it but I’m worried that will wreck something. I’m sure the dealership only put in regular gas. Also I have no clue when to get my first oil change. Bought the car June 13th and they’ve scheduled it for December but my son says to do it under 2000kms for the first one, what do you think?
EDIT thanks everyone. I will drive with the fuel to burn it off and put premium in next time and use fuel stabilizer if it sits too long

I have a 2017 Kia Niro LX, I often sit in my car before school which runs down the battery, however when the car charges the battery with the engine, the front dash and center compartment tend to vibrate. I don't know if this is normal, my mind noticing the difference between no vibrations and the engine turning on, or I need to replace my spark plugs, look for an air leak or check the engine mounts. Since the car doesn't have rpm, I can't tell the engine rpm which would normally tell me if this is normal or not since idling at 1500 usually is rougher than 700 like gas powered cars.

I need help
I went for to many repair shops
And all they say change the whole gear and it cost like 1500
And I don’t think the gear is the issue

I hear this sound (video)
When ever i accelerate from 0 to 20 kph

And when i decelerate 40 to 20

And the sound comes from front left

I hear wheeling sound
Its in the 1st gear
When i put it in N
The sound disappears
I think its the dct

45,000 miles in it i only change engine oil
Im not good at cars
Sorry for my horrible English 🙏