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2013 Kia Rio consumer reviews

$13,600–$14,700 MSRP range
side view of 2013 Rio Kia
(69 reviews)
84% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.1
  • Interior 4.2
  • Performance 4.2
  • Value 4.3
  • Exterior 4.4
  • Reliability 4.4
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Well if you do the maintenance work yourself it should be

Well if you do the maintenance work yourself it should be relatively simple but if you take it to the shop it will cost you a arm and a leg almost a thousand just to change the alternator that only takes 5 minuets to change the car is considerably irritating when fixing because as soon as you fix one issue it pops up another

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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This was a great car untill.....

My kIA Rio was a great car for the 6 years I've had it. BUT!!!! Just like many other KIA's mine was stolen on 11/06/2023 by three 14 year olds doing the KIA challenge. Yes I have insurance but this stupid stunt will end up costing me 4 thousand dollars out of pocket. KIA needs to step up and fix this problem and not just by sending me a club for the steering wheel

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Did its job -- would recommend

It's a 2013 KIA so it probably won't win your any awards, but it was a great value and reliable for something over 100k miles. Would recommend

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Kia GDI 100k engines?

Electrical problems with rear lights, corrected by dealer. Burned oil at 100k kia honored warranty still that was great of them. After about 100k started burning oil again. She broke down only once and my wife was able limp the last 50 miles back to kia where they found spark plug blew out leaving pieces of metal in cylinder. Kia did a quick fix that lasted about a week. We got 3,000 on trade for a Rav 4 at Toyota.Some people had good experience although getting 223k in miles on 2 engines our experience says these engines need to be better.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 2.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 3.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Poorly made

Door handles stop functioning on year 9 80,000 miles. Only one keybob works. Car won't recognize two or more. Front Bearings worn at 9 years 80,000 miles. Gas reader malfunctioned at 8 yrs old. Showed empty at full fill. Windows stop working at 7 years. Back lift relief for hatchback broke at 6 years. Front wire harness coil on steering malfunctioned, no horn, cause electrical problems around year 7. Finally there was a recall on it after I already paid to fix it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 1.0
  • Interior 1.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 2.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Nice car

Value for money, low fuel consumption, not too comforty and absolutely reliable. Nice interior and exterior design, speacious in its class. Nice, beautiful, quick, good handeling

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Love this car from day one, we own three Kia's.

40 mpg highway, 30 mpg city, $20,000.00 New, best bang for the buck. Would buy another, and we have. Room, ride, visibility, comfort, and handling. SUPERB!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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I still own this car as of 2013

This car has taken me to point A to point B with no hassle. It fits 5 people with a small cargo space in the back. I never had any issues as now. I see it as a great car to start learning and getting me where I need to go.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great car

It is a great car with all the features that I wanted. Never had any issues with it in the four years that I owned it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Gr8 car

This car.had great gas mileage I currently have 107,000mi on it and.the only thing I've had to replace was.the.headlight bulbs and windshield wiper blades and oil as well as the rear two disk breaks. It's really reliable and I still as of right now get an average of 31mpg on the highway without eco mode and 28/29mpg city without eco mode on. Its incredible

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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