Best Kia Hatchbacks

Great car until the warranty (7 years) was finished. Engine over heated. Finance team is fantastic, easy to deal with.

I purchased this vehicle from the Dealership and all Servicing was done at the dealership from 2013 to 2021. This is important because about 2021 I… Read more

noticed that the Paintwork on the Rear Right passenger Door was beginning to peel. So I approached the Dealership who blamed 1) The heat 2) Servicing done by others 3) My fault.

Until I wrote a blog and they took notice. Only to say that they would repaint only the door if I took down the blog. They made me promise that should the paint work deteriorate any where else on the car they would not fix it.

Guess what in 2025, The paint work on the bonnet is dropping off in large patches. The Paint work on the windshield trim running blotches all the way from top to bottom. The other doors also showing patches. Essentially the Metallic Blue paint on the body work with thin 10years is looking like a patient with Vitiligo.

I feel when I saw the car at the dealer ship in 2013 and requested that instead of the white Kia RIO Hatch, could I have the Blue. They must have taken it into the back & repainted the white & sold it to me or repainted Metallic Blue onto a vehicle with already defective paintwork.

So a 10 year old Car that has barely reached 100,000km , parked mainly at home in the driveway is losing its paintwork & the Dealership won't take any responsibility - who else is going too?

A Car , 10 years old ONLY, is losing its original paintwork. My 30year old Red Daihatsu Charade maintained its colour till I gave it away. And Yet a 10 Year Old Kia Rio in metallic blue cannot!!!!! Perhaps there should be a disclaimer to say that after 10 years Kia Rio cars cannot guarantee their original paintwork. Or should the Disclaimer read " All Kia Rio's purchased from that Dealership cannot be guaranteed"