r/KiaNiroEV

Fired up Car Scanner to get my monthly stats and noticed the "Odo (2025)" PID is 13295. My actual mileage is 21397. I'm using the "Kia e-GMP" profile, the value for another PID "Odo" is zero. I have two theories:

• Bug in a recent Car Scanner update (back on 6/1 the reading was correct.)
• I took a 4000 mile road trip in May, and only drove 100 miles in June. My range figure is very confused, it says I only have 110 miles range at 70% charge. I'll be back to my usual driving in July, so maybe the computer will come to its senses.

I just bought a Niro EV and want to trickle charge until I buy a level 2 charger. Is this safe? J1772

I just sold my PHEV and want to use my Dewalt charger with the longer cable.

Is there aneasy way to clean the AC evaporator on Kia Niro 2020? The aircon smells when using it.

I have opened the air filter and can see the fan blower, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to feed the tube to the ac evaporator. I have a can of Liqui Moly.

Also, do you know where the ac drain pipe is under the car? I think it’s near the front passenger footwell.

Long story short - I had my 2022 Niro EV (37k miles) at the dealer recently. They had it for a total of 66 days troubleshooting a Check EV System light.

They wound up replacing the EPCU and a few other minor parts.

When I got to pick it up I wasn’t super thrilled to find it was given back to me with 35 miles of range. Minor annoyance I guess. I stopped to charge it up to 80% and the range went up to about 170. ( far cry from the 230 I was used to seeing at 80%)

I’m hoping that once I get it charged to 100 on Monday It’ll do a better reset. But trying to
figure out if this is a cause for concern to see such a drop right now.

I’m 6’7” and fit well in my Nissan Rogue. The specs look similar, but can any tall Niro drivers give me their thoughts?

My wife's Kia Niro EV died in a parking deck. Originally every diagnostic light came on and it refused to start. AAA replaced the battery and since then it refuses to do ANYTHING, no lights at all come on.

Is there a manual switch to get it into neutral or whatever it needs to be towed? This is all the more complicated because it's in a controlled entry parking deck.

Edit it is a 2022

I really like my 2020 Niro, but one thing that annoys me is the front sensors don't beep at you when you drive in to park after a drive. You have to stop the car, reverse a little, then the parking sensors activate.

Would two rollator-type walkers (like the image: folding, but not compact) fit in the cargo area of a 2020 Kia Niro EV?

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Howdy all

I wanted to ask if anyone has this issue as I have a Niro Gen 2 trim 4 which has the HUD but when I have sunglasses on I can barely see the HUD, I have tried to increase the brightness but it does make it clearer and without the glasses it is too bright.

Has anyone had this issue?

Update,

I tried the tilt head trick and yes my sunglasses are polarising so I tried changing the angle of the HUD but it didnt work. I had a rummage of all my old sunglasses and found a wraparound that works perfectly.

Thanks for all your help.

Hi guys

I've got a 2019 eNiro first edition.

The other day I was charging the 12v battery and spotted that the coolant is just below minimum.

It's the dark green variety.

My local dealer wants £30 for a 2l bottle

Or to book the car in to check for leaks. ( Car is out of warranty so £££££)

I'm assuming I want to avoid the neon green generic coolant from Amazon that's the first Google result. Can anyone recommend a reliable source?

New 2026 Wave owner here. Very happy with the car overall. As is to be expected, after a couple weeks there are a few little nits I have . I’d love to hear of any solutions/products that might address this.

1. No sunglasses holder. The fact that this is not in the car is weird to me. Is there a way to buy one third party and mount it somewhere?

2. Reversing slowly: when in my garage I sometimes need to reverse an inch or so to get in the right spot. The “gas” pedal is oversensitive though and I can’t find a good way to have it move just a touch.

3. Hazard lights button: The dashboard overall is gorgeous IMO. But inexplicably, the designers chose to make the hazard lights button a ginormous red triangle and feature it right in the center. It’s an eyesore. I’m thinking a black sticker or something might help. Anyone share this problem and find a good solution?

4. Dust and fingerprints: The black glossy interior looks great but seems highly susceptible to dust and fingerprints. I’m guessing the only solution is wipes.

5. Seat cooling holes: I haven’t spilled anything yet but it seems like if I do, that liquid is getting right into the seats with no great way to get it out.

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So, nothing terribly too exciting, but it's been confirmed that my EV battery has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

Here's my issue.. the dealership is saying they have to get approval for the warranty replacement because this battery is (in their words) $35,000 and they haven't heard anything back. I have the 100k mile warranty so this is supposed to be a covered replacement...

Everything online is saying the dealership needs to either give me a loaner, or I have to pay out of pocket for a rental to get reimbursed after the fact (definitely can't afford that). I can technically work from home, but my job is getting pissy about me coming back (totally understand why), and I'm being told the warranty HAS to be approved BEFORE I can get a loaner or reimbursement for a rental..

It's only been one day and I'm just having horrible anxiety, so I don't want to jump to reach out to KIA corporate just yet.. but I'm not sure if I need to just call corporate at this point. It makes sense to at least give it 24-48hrs for a response first right?

Apologies for the long rant... I'm just having lots of thoughts and stress right now. 😔

Hi!

I am sure that I have read it in this sub before, but for the life of me, I couldn't find it. 2022 Kia Niro EV owner.

I’m heading out on a 6-week vacation and want to make sure my battery lasts as long as possible. I’m thinking keeping it at 70% charge should be fine, but I’d love to hear any other tips you might have.

Thanks!

Edit: we live in an apartment, so it is going to be unplugged.

I thought I’d ask here since I’ve had some issues with the dealership: I recently bought a used, certified 2023 Niro, and when I plug it in at home (we have a Tesla charger), it charges… when it feels like it? I don’t know if I’m missing something stupid, like the doors have to be unlocked or something, but I can’t figure out how to get the charging started without plugging and unplugging the cable (with the adapter) like ten times every time.

I’m in Canada, if that also makes any difference.

If heating and air conditioning are off, and the regen paddle setting is 0, is there any remaining difference between the modes - Sport, ECO, normal? 2021 Niro.

I habitually drop the paddle regen to 0 (none.) I like the way the car drives better, I like that brake lights will come on when I slow with the brake, and from very casual observation of mileage outcomes, just using the brake is at least not much worse and maybe better. Right now it's in ECO mode, which as far as I can tell just means it starts up with double paddle regen.

I’m turning in my leased Niro. Had great range but took a year to get used to most of its annoying features. Never was happy with it. I was looking at a few options for another ev and quite a few are in a similar price range. I went with another brand. I would not recommend a Niro.