Do you recommend getting the brand new 2022 Kia Rio? If you have inspected it do you think it will last well or is worth getting?
If you want a good reliable car that will last you trouble free then definitely not a Kia/Hyundai product. I know the Rio starts at a lower price than the Corolla but the base 2022 Corolla I think starts at about $20k so you might want to pay a bit more and get something reliable. I'll include one link below and you can find many more on this thread about why to avoid Kia/Hyundai products.
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/whats-wrong-with-kias/
I've owned two cars based on the Rio, and sadly my answer is "probably not in the US".
The current model, is said to discontinue after this model year, making it less valuable (source)
In most non-mainland Europe markets, Hyundai-Kia didn't offer a good powertrain.
Powertrains on this car are either a hit or miss (There's no average options):
THE BAD:
- 1.0 T-GDi are oil burners with questionable overall reliability
- 1.2 MPi are reliable, but underpowered for this car.
- 1.6 Gamma GDi seem to wear out early on (around 100,000 miles)
- CVT gearboxes had a lot of low millage failures - it's still unclear what's going on.
- DCT in general most are terrible, and Hyundai-Kia's are some of the worst.
THE GOOD:
- The 1.6 MPi is a solid simple engine, according to some sources they easily to over 300k miles.
- The 1.4 MPi is also very solid and efficient, It's a bit underpowered but it's a beauty.
- 4/6 Speed automatics are solid if (and only if) serviced frequently and correctly.
Other then that, and some minor EPS bearing issues (there's a TSB out of it and the repair is simple),
with the correct powertrain, and for the correct price (no where near a similar Toyota) these are not bad at all.
