Overview & Reviews

One of America's least expensive cars now comes in sedan or wagon flavor. Dubbed the Rio Cinco, the five-door Kia provides 44.3 cubic feet of storage space with the rear seat down.

• Unbeatable price, peppy engine, decent build quality relative to price point, inoffensive styling, great warranty package.

• Unrefined ride quality, power windows and cruise control are MIA from the option list.

User Reviews:

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  Money sucking - 2002 Kia Rio
  By JoBlow - September 16 - 7:56 am

  My God, where to begin my rant. I bought this car for 4 gs and a year later the engine went and then the trans went, needless to say I put just as much into it as I paid for it. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE car I will never buy a Kia or anything that has anything to do with a Kia ever again. And now to top it off the mass air intake needs replacing, please heed my call and stay away!

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  Cheap and Crappy - 2002 Kia Rio
  By jjepps15 - July 7 - 1:55 pm

  I bought this car with 50,000 and it has been nothing but problems from day 1. I want to sell it ASAP so I dont have to keep paying for it. My mechanic said that is just a cheap car.

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  WISH I COULD RETURN IT!!! - 2002 Kia Rio
  By mitchttj - July 30 - 10:00 am

  Less than 700 miles into my "coerced" ownership of this vehicle I was feeling like a major fool!! 523 miles-car dies in a parking lot. They towed to dealership and changed battery-NOT THE PROBLEM! More quitting on the road(with a baby in the back!)and then they change the alternator(somewhere around 700 miles)-guess that was the problem. The car whistles when the wind hits from certain directions, the back windows roll THEMSELVES DOWN and we dont get anywhere near the mileage they said! (supposed to get approx 35-40, we are lucky if we get 25-30!) If you have kids, the car seats dont fit very well! One more complaint, you cant shift the car without spilling your drink!

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  ooops - 2002 Kia Rio
  By Ron Kotler - March 30 - 4:46 am

  Fuel mi.(@55mph.) stinks,,,trans. hunts all the time. driving layout poor. body, at freeway speeds, sounds like your in a wind tunnel. just a terrible auto! Im afraid to drive it, it may cost me again.It holds the road ,,,,Not.

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  good for transportation only !! - 2002 Kia Rio
  By tok - August 8 - 2:00 am

  if you need basic transportation, then get the rio...nothing good about it. should consider the new toyota corrolla, suzuki aerio, or ford focus zx3..etc. also, if has a horrible engine, no power.