The Kia Challenge is a viral TikTok trend to which a series of motor vehicle thefts is attributed, targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles in the United States manufactured between 2011 and 2021.

Jun 21, 2023 · In late 2021, the “Kia Boys” began going viral on TikTok. They were participating in a social media challenge that involved stealing Kias and Hyundais using a specific method and posting the...

Aug 17, 2024 · It turned out that a teenager had stolen my car in the middle of the night using a method popularized on TikTok called the "Kia Challenge." The resulting joyride caused approximately $10,000 in...

Jun 8, 2023 · A loose collective of teenage car thieves calling themselves Kia Boys have stolen tens of thousands of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, often posting the results on YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok.

Apr 26, 2024 · CONNECTICUT, USA — For years, a trend has circulated on social media, where groups of people who call themselves “Kia Boyz” are videotaping the theft of Kias and Hyundais across the country. At...

Mar 9, 2023 · Here is what you need to know about the trial, vehicle thefts and reckless driving in Milwaukee. Who are the "Kia Boyz"?

Dec 15, 2023 · BELLEVUE, Wash. — Two self-proclaimed "Kia Boys" are in custody and charged with multiple felony crimes following a string of violent robberies and vehicle thefts around western Washington.

Dec 9, 2024 · Most Kia Boys break into the cars by smashing the glass or removing the door handle. Police in Salt Lake City say local thieves seem to operate based on the methods learned online, so they...

May 18, 2023 · Between October and December of 2022—a three-month period—1,200 Hyundais and Kias were stolen in a city with less than 400,000 people. City Attorney Mark Griffin put the effects of the rise in Kia Boys car thefts bluntly. “Our impound lot became the largest Kia dealer in the state of Ohio,” he said.

Sep 14, 2022 · The term Kia Boys was first used to describe a pair of masked young men who starred in TikTok video showing how to steal certain Kia cars. As other TikTok users discovered how many years of Kia and Hyundai cars were susceptible to this “hack” making them easy to steal, the phrase Kia Boys expanded.