Where each one leads
Ford Ecosport
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford Ecosport comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 14% more often than average) than the Kia Rio (fails 45% more often than average).
- Fewer Ford Ecosport cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.7% against 2.2%).
Kia Rio
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Kia Rio uses 6.7 l/100 km, the 2022 Ford Ecosport 9.3.
- New Kia Rio cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 124 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 141 for the Ford Ecosport in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Kia Rio uses 6.0 l/100 km on the road, the Ford Ecosport 7.3.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age; NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Ecosport | Kia Rio | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2018–2022 | 2000–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 501,856 (2013–2022) | 603,337 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 111,107 | 98,736 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 13,181 | 38,609 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,389 | 20,122 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Ecosport | Kia Rio | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 81% | 70% |
| … against cars of the same age | −2% | −3% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | +14% | +45% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| US owner complaints | 1,861 | 1,294 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (727) | 2001 (223) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 11 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 269 | 1,070 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | 18 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Ecosport | Kia Rio | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2022) | 4★ (2017) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Ecosport | Kia Rio | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.3 l/100 km (2022) | 6.7 l/100 km (2023) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.3 l/100 km | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.3 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 141 g/km | 124 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 92 kW (123 hp) | 68 kW (91 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,361 kg | 1,154 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €27,832 | €16,195 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 89,000 km | 104,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).