VB-2016
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In the workshop 28 days
2020 Kia Niro EV EX
Asking price
$18,900
vs market
+ 11%
Range, rated against measured
Measured on our 60-mile mixed loop, September, 88 °F. Winter in a northern state costs another 15–25%.
Battery report
93% of new capacity
- Battery & BMS 93
- Drive units 92
- Suspension 88
- Brakes & regen 90
- Body & paint 89
- Interior 87
- Software & charging 91
Charging
77 kW peak
10–80% takes about 60 minutes on a charger that can supply 77 kW or more.
Onboard AC charger 7.2 kW — a full night on a 240 V wall unit
Battery replacement
$11,800
Current cost of a replacement pack or module set for this model, fitted. We publish it so you can do the arithmetic before you buy, not after.
10 years / 100,000 miles on the battery — transfers
Running cost
3.7 mi/kWh
Efficiency from the EPA rating and usable battery capacity. At Florida electricity prices that is about $4 per 100 miles of home charging — roughly a third of what a petrol equivalent costs to run.
Service costs are lower too: no oil, no belts, and brake wear is halved by regenerative braking.
Condition
90/100
Seven measured systems, including the battery and the charging hardware. Red-flag items are either corrected before listing or written into the defect log with the price consequence stated.
Honest condition for the mileage — priced accordingly.
3 findings, published
No moderate findings
- Minor Motor mount clunk over sharp bumps Replaced
- Note Grab handle on the passenger door has a scuff Left as is
- Note Battery cooling fan audible in summer Within spec, cleaned
Specification
KNDCC3LG•••••771
- Stock
- VB-2016
- Battery
- 64 kWh · health 93%
- EPA range
- 239 mi
- Measured range
- 231 mi (September, 88 °F)
- DC charging
- 77 kW · 10–80% in 60 min
- Onboard charger
- 7.2 kW AC
- Power
- 201 hp · 291 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 6.8 s
- Drive
- FWD · 5 seats
- Curb weight
- 3,854 lb
- Odometer
- 38,210 mi
- Exterior
- Steel Gray
- Interior
- Charcoal cloth
- VIN (masked)
- KNDCC3LG•••••771
- Title
- Clean · Florida, in hand
- Previous owners
- 2
- Days on lot
- 28
Service history
2 records
- Battery cycle, cooling system check, motor mount 38,210 mi · In-house bay
- Cabin filter, brake fluid, tyre rotation 33,400 mi · Kia dealer
Highlights
- Practical hatchback shape with a proper boot and a low load lip
- Real-world 231 miles measured, which is what a commuter actually uses
- Second owner but a full dealer service history
Inspector's notes
93% battery health at 38,000 miles is normal for this pack, and the test log is attached.
No heat pump on the EX: winter range drops more than on the ID.4 or the Model 3. In Florida it is irrelevant.
Verified data
Factory figures, checked.
Range, efficiency, battery capacity, charging power and dimensions come from the manufacturer and the EPA rather than from a listing aggregator. Where a figure could not be verified we leave it out and say so.
Manufacturer & EPA
- Battery
- 64 kWh (Kia publishes a single figure — no separate usable rating)
- EPA range
- 239 mi
- EPA efficiency
- 112 MPGe combined · 123 city / 102 highway
- DC fast charging
- 77 kW peak measured — Kia quotes 0–80% in about 1 hour on a 100 kW charger
- Onboard charger
- 7.2 kW AC
- Power
- 201 hp · 291 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 6.2 s (Car and Driver; Edmunds measured 6.8 s)
- Curb weight
- 3,854 lb
- Drive
- FWD · 5 seats · no front trunk
- Cargo
- 18.5 cu ft behind the second row (53.0 folded)
- Dimensions
- 172.2 in long · 71.1 wide · 61.8 high · 106.3 in wheelbase
- NHTSA overall
- Not rated
Model watch list
What this generation is known for.
Documented faults for this exact year and powertrain, listed whether or not this particular car shows them — the recall or service bulletin is named so you can check it yourself.
- Abnormal motor rumble and reduction-gear noise between 0 and 25 mph — Kia TSB ELE234, remedied with a revised traction motor or reduction gear and updated mounts
- Reduction-gearbox bearing failure on this generation of drive unit (owners call the ticking the wheel of fortune); out-of-warranty drive units run into thousands, which is why remanufactured units now exist
- Recall 22V-899: the Electric Power Control Unit may have been improperly sealed, and coolant reaching its circuit board can cause a loss of drive power
- Rear-view camera campaign 25V-426 also applies to this model year
Notes on the data
- Kia does not separate usable from gross capacity, so 64 kWh is the published pack energy.
- No NHTSA overall star rating exists for the 2020 Niro EV, so the field is empty rather than guessed.
- Kia publishes no peak acceptance rate: the 50 and 100 kW in its spec sheet are the charger ratings, not what the car draws. Measured curves for this 64 kWh pack peak near 77 kW and taper above 55% state of charge.
- The 2020 Niro EV was not part of the LG Chem battery-fire recalls that covered the Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric of the same years.