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CarComplaints.com Notes: The only reason we don't give the 2009 Kia Rio our top award is because of poor side & rear crash test ratings.
10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 88,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
seat belts / air bags problem
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Driver side air bag did not deploy. Window air bag did not deploy, car rolled 3 times. All others deployed
- Griff H., Conover, NC, US