2026 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid
Kia Niro — the model line, not this exact trim. Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

2026 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid

Kia · Front-Wheel Drive · 1.6 L 4-cyl

★★★★☆ NHTSA overall safety

Model year2026
Combined MPG48
City MPG49
Highway MPG47
Combined MPGe108

Against the 73 plug-in hybrids

EPA range 33 mibest 54 · avg 27
Efficiency 108 MPGebest 127 · avg 59
Combined MPG 48 MPGbest 52 · avg 24
Annual fuel cost $1,400best $1,300 · avg $3,575

Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.

Safety ratings

Overall★★★★★
Frontal crash★★★★★
Side crash★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★
Recalls on record0

From NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for this model year (2026 KIA NIRO SUV HEV FWD).

Summary

2026 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid by Kia. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.

Details

Model year
2026fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Efficiency

Combined MPG
48fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
City MPG
49fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Highway MPG
47fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Combined MPGe
108fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
EPA range
33 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Energy use
31 kWh/100 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Running cost

Annual fuel cost
$1,400fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
CO₂ (tailpipe)
71 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Charging

Charge time at 240 V
2.8 hfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Car

Body
SUVfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
EPA class
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Drive
Front-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Powertrain

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Transmission
Automatic (AM-S6)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Fuel
Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

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