2019 Kia Rio

As Hyundai recently did, Kia also has now announced an anti-theft hardware update. The upgrade is free to owners of affected vehicles at Kia dealerships nationwide.

Hyundai and Kia are issuing separate recalls for damaged trunk latches that together affect more than 601,000 vehicles from the 2016-20 model years.

Although the 2019 Kio Rio hatchback is spacious for a subcompact vehicle, our rear-facing infant car seat left the front seat passenger with little legroom.

The 2020 Hyundai Accent gets a new continuously variable automatic transmission and revised 1.6-liter engine that boost highway gas mileage ratings past 40 mpg, as well as pricing that starts a little higher at each trim level.

A new study into vehicle quality during the first three months of ownership finds infotainment systems still cause the most headaches, but traditional car problems — like engines that don’t start — are creeping up.