4th Generation Rio
- Years
- 2018–2020
- Reliability
- 4th out of 42
- PainRank™
- 0.63
- Complaints
- 2
3rd Generation Rio
- Years
- 2012–2017
- Reliability
- 25th out of 42
- PainRank™
- 3.25
- Complaints
- 46
2nd Generation Rio
- Years
- 2006–2011
- Reliability
- 24th out of 42
- PainRank™
- 3.15
- Complaints
- 61
1st Generation Rio
- Years
- 2001–2005
- Reliability
- 27th out of 42
- PainRank™
- 4.01
- Complaints
- 46
Kia Rio Generations
The Rio has 4 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 1st generation (2001—2005) has been the least reliable.
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