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Kia Optima

Every Kia Optima model year on file, 2015 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,611221 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62015 to 2020
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins976Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 1,009, 39% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03006009001,20020151,00920162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia Optima complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1,620
Electrical system
332
Powertrain
205
Fuel system
183
Brakes
164
Structure
143
Steering
124
Speed control
104
Lighting
103
Airbags
82
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Optima model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Optima by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Sedan1486.11,6440193
2019Sedan21012.41,55612123
2018Sedan2329.11,93322155
2017Sedan2565.11,50633179
2016Sedan7566.25,40053226
2015Sedan1,00910.46,30644200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Optima

  • 23V-652 Sep 25, 2023
    Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving
    Brakes · 1.73M vehicles
  • 23V-594 Aug 24, 2023
    Trunk latch base may crack, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
    Latches and locks · 319k vehicles
  • 21V-331 May 10, 2021
    Brake fluid may leak inside the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), possibly resulting in an electrical short
    Brakes · 440k vehicles
  • 20V-519 Aug 27, 2020
    Brake fluid may leak inside the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), possibly resulting in an electrical short
    Brakes · 440k vehicles
  • 19V-539 Jul 19, 2019
    Software error in the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system may cause the braking assist function to not engage when a stationary…
    Driver assistance · 11k vehicles
  • 18V-907 Dec 19, 2018
    High pressure fuel pipe that connects to the fuel pump outlet may have been damaged, misaligned or improperly torqued during the engine…
    Engine and cooling · 72k vehicles
  • 18V-161 Mar 8, 2018
    These vehicles are equipped with a Voltage Protection Device (VPD), designed to protect the high voltage battery module, that may activate…
    Hybrid and electric propulsion · 1,710 vehicles
  • 17V-007 Jan 6, 2017
    Kia Motors America (Kia) has recalled one 2016 Optima vehicle
    Airbags · 1 vehicles
  • 16V-705 Oct 3, 2016
    Right front axle driveshaft may crack and fail
    Powertrain · 12k vehicles
  • 16V-231 Apr 21, 2016
    In these vehicles, a chemical enhancer required for the for the second stage deployment of the driver's frontal air bag was not loaded, resulting…
    Airbags · 17 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.