How many Kia Rio vehicles were sold in Australia in 2018?

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
6,595
2018
Peak year
2008
10,284 sales
Share of Kia
11.2%
of all Kia sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 2018, Kia Rio recorded 6,595 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 11.2% of Kia's sales in 2018. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 10,284 sales in 2008. That was 3.8% lower 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 (2018 · Kia · Rio).

Sales by year: 2018 · Kia · Rio

Year-by-year totals for 2018 · 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 2018.
Rank in Kia#4
Rio sales6,595
Share of Kia11.2%
1
18,62031.7%
2
14,04223.9%
3
6,61011.2%
4
6,59511.2%
5
5,3949.2%
6
4,3857.5%
7
1,9573.3%
8
5771.0%

Key notes: 2018 · Kia · Rio

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 2018: 6,595
Kia total in 2018: 58,815
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: /2018/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.