How many Kia Rio vehicles were sold in Australia in 2012?

See how many Kia Rio vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Kia Rios sold
7,915
2012
Peak year
2008
10,284 sales
Share of Kia
25.7%
of all Kia sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 2012, Kia Rio recorded 7,915 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 25.7% of Kia's sales in 2012. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 10,284 sales in 2008. That was 27.9% higher than the previous full-year result.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Kia Rio.
2026 price$19,690 to $25,590
2026 drive-away$22,888 to $29,021
Body typeHatchback
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typeUnleaded
DriveFront
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode, Manual +1 more
Seats5
Fuel use5.6L/100km to 6.0L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty84 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,065mm to 4,070mm × 1,725mm × 1,450mm
Kia Rio · Matched internally as Kia Rio

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2012 · Kia · Rio).

Sales by year: 2012 · Kia · Rio

Year-by-year totals for 2012 · Kia · Rio.
YearTotalvs prev
20240−100.0%
20234,067−11.1%
20224,576−18.9%
20215,644+14.0%
20204,952−21.0%
20196,270−4.9%
20186,595−3.8%
20176,852+13.2%
20166,054−14.7%
20157,096−10.5%
20147,925−13.5%
20139,160+15.7%
20127,915+27.9%
20116,187−31.7%
20109,052+6.5%
20098,500−17.3%
200810,284+10.4%
20079,315+25.7%
20067,413+0.9%
20057,348−20.1%
20049,196+27.4%
20037,221+23.7%
20025,836+5.2%
20015,549+81.6%
20003,055—
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Purchase data

Kia model context: Rio

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Kia range for 2012.
Rank in Kia#1
Rio sales7,915
Share of Kia25.7%
1
7,91525.7%
2
7,88125.6%
3
4,26013.9%
4
3,67612.0%
5
3,27610.7%
6
2,2677.4%
7
7012.3%
8
3531.1%

Key notes: 2012 · Kia · Rio

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 2012: 7,915
Kia total in 2012: 30,758
Model context uses Kia range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /2012/kia/rio
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.