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Kia Rio
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Is the Kia Rio a good car?

  • Performance 4.0 stars
  • Running Costs 4.0 stars
  • Comfort 4.0 stars
  • Reliability 4.5 stars
  • Space Practicality 4.5 stars

Kia Rio

Added: 13th of October 2013

  • 2005
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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This is the first Kia I have ever owned, I've had it for over a year now and I love it. It is economical, nippy and comfortable. The only faults I could find with it are a somewhat over-enthusiastic security system (the car alarm frequently goes off when I am loading the boot, and almost every time I start the car I have to click the key remote to unlock the ignition), and I could wish that the back seats folded down flatter to make more space in the boot, instead of lying at an angle. These are small things, however - generally, I'm delighted with this car.

kia rio

Added: 13th of October 2013

  • 2003
  • 1900
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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car overall good, but pricey on petrol etc

Kia Rio

Added: 13th of October 2013

  • 2005
  • 1350
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Estate
  • 5
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First brand new car I ever had and by far the best.

Kia Rio 2

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2008
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Its a great small family car, with a lively, economical diesel engine. Inside plastics are easily scratched and not the best quality but overall comfortable and spacious enough for a small car.

kia rio

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2010
  • 1300
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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suspension for a new car is useless also cost of yearly service is too much

Kia Rio

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2010
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Running Costs
Comfort
Reliability
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An excellent performing value for money vehicle.

Personal Experience

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2004
  • 1349
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Reliability
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Fuel consumption not up to manufacturer's claims but much improved on long-distance motorway driving at 70mph. I have had the car for nine years and have not experienced any major problems.

perfofmance

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2011
  • 1400
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 4
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A very nice car to drive. Would consider another Kia.

Rural Kia Rio

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2012
  • 1100
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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A practical and reliable car when a car is needed to get anywhere. Cheap to run and with low emissions good for the enviromeny

love my car to bits!!

Added: 12th of October 2013

  • 2012
  • 1000
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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My Rio does around 400 miles for a whole tank which costs £45. It has 6 gears and although it's only a 1000cc and a diesel, it's not a slow car and drives lovely at the national speed limit. It's spacious inside both in the front and the back. U would definitely recommend this car to anyone and I always do!

Kia Rio

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2002
  • 1800
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 4
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Kia Rio 2002, 1800cc, economical, comfortable, easy to drive, all controls within easy reach of driver. Spacious for a car of it's size.

First impressions

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2012
  • 1400
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Running costs and reliability for this car are based on a period of ownership of only 2 months but so far I am pleased with it

Kia rio crdi

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2011
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Reliability
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Excellent car with low running costs of £30 a year road tax and returning 58 mpg. Comfort and loads of gadgets in the car and maintainance costs very reasonable.

Great Car

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2013
  • 1400
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Second Kia Rio I have owned and find it to be a very reliable and safe car. For the price it is excellent and with a seven year warranty gives good peace of mind. Local agent is Excellent.

Kia Rio

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2011
  • 1400
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Reliability
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Its comfortable, roomy but very basic as in manual windows and no central locking. It is also slightly noisy.

Happy

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2009
  • 1400
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Saloon
  • 4
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Very happy with this car,

fedcba

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2011
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
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Reliability
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Extremely good and reliable car for money - beats cars that cost double the price

Kia Rio

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2004
  • 1343
  • Manual
  • Petrol
  • Estate
  • 5
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Good reliable car...it does the job.

small car price, bigger performance

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2012
  • 1125
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
Performance
Running Costs
Comfort
Reliability
Space Practicality

This is a great car and I've been really pleased with it so far. It has the biggest boot of any similar sized model I looked at. You can fit 3 adults in the back seat reasonably comfortably. Despite having a small diesel engine it has good acceleration even going up hill, and these give a pretty good fuel economy. On a mostly urban driving style, the car's on board computer tells me my average mpg is 54.3.

good little car

Added: 11th of October 2013

  • 2011
  • 1500
  • Manual
  • Diesel
  • Hatchback
  • 5
Performance
Running Costs
Comfort
Reliability
Space Practicality

Kia Rio is very good little car with a very large boot compared to cars that are much larger. Very reliable and relatively cheap to run.

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