Where each one leads
Kia Rio
- Against cars of the same age, the Kia Rio comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 3% less often than average) than the Nissan Juke (passes 6% less often than average).
- Fewer Kia Rio cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.2% against 2.9%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Kia Rio uses 6.7 l/100 km, the 2017 Nissan Juke 8.0.
- New Kia Rio cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 124 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 133 for the Nissan Juke in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Kia Rio uses 6.0 l/100 km on the road, the Nissan Juke 7.2.
Nissan Juke
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan Juke comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 12% more often than average) than the Kia Rio (fails 45% more often than average).
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Nissan Juke uses 6.1 l/100 km on the road, the Kia Rio 6.3.
Too close to call: 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
| Kia Rio | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2000–2023 | 2011–2017 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 603,337 (2010–2022) | 953,718 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 98,736 | 412,852 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 38,609 | 22,957 |
| In traffic in Finland | 20,122 | 5,268 |
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
| Kia Rio | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 70% | 71% |
| … against cars of the same age | −3% | −6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | +45% | +12% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| US owner complaints | 1,294 | 478 |
| Most complaints about | Air bags | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2001 (223) | 2011 (153) |
| US recall campaigns | 11 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,070 | 805 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 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
| Kia Rio | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2017) | 4★ (2016) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Kia Rio | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 6.7 l/100 km (2023) | 8.0 l/100 km (2017) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.0 l/100 km | 7.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 6.3 l/100 km | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 124 g/km | 133 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 68 kW (91 hp) | 82 kW (110 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,154 kg | 1,293 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €16,195 | €27,091 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 104,000 km | 138,000 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).