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Used 2019 Kia Rio Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

Hit the road with your Rio

Loretta, 09/06/2018
2018 Kia Rio EX 4dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

A lot of extras that are included without having to add on to make your car fit just for your likings

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1 out of 5 stars

Great price great gas mileage not reliable at all

Blaine, 04/19/2024
2019 Kia Rio S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this vehicle new in 2019. The gas mileage is great. After 50k it was downhill as far as reliability goes. It now has 66k on it and has been in the garage 4 times for major repair. I will not be buying a Rio anytime soon!

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5 out of 5 stars

Pleasantly surprised!

ChrisMichael, 06/04/2020
2019 Kia Rio S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Up until now i hadn’t heard much about Kia brand cars at all, good or bad. I don’t know anyone that owns one. But after searching for a new car after an unfortunate hit and run in my (lemon) Ford Focus I found a Rio. BEAUTIFUL interior. Extremely comfortable bucket seats and responsive acceleration. So far, I’ve been able to maintain a range of 41.7 miles to the gallon for about 10 miles. Wow. The technology though is what really finalized the sale for me. It has a crystal clear back up camera on a large touch screen computer. It’s like a built in iPad mini. Kia has really stepped it up! Love my Rio.

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5 out of 5 stars

Global Lending

Cheryl, 02/14/2022
2018 Kia Rio S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great car has great gas mileage we travel a lot in the car we came to Ohio a lot when we live in North Carolina never had any problem with the car I got oil change all the time

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5 out of 5 stars

Tight

Mr D, 11/22/2020
2019 Kia Rio S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Kia Rio rides well, tight feel. Just got the car - will update over time.

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