Kia Optima problems by model year
20 vehicle records, 7,784 complaints and 64 recall records across model years in this data build.
| Year | Complaints | With crash | With fire | With injury | Deaths | Recalls | Investigations | Communications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 149 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 121 |
| 2019 | 210 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 153 |
| 2018 | 235 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 168 |
| 2017 | 282 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 202 |
| 2016 | 760 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 289 |
| 2015 | 1,021 | 31 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 268 |
| 2014 | 617 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 353 |
| 2013 | 1,438 | 49 | 116 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 299 |
| 2012 | 1,028 | 30 | 82 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 294 |
| 2011 | 627 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 283 |
| 2010 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2009 | 116 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2008 | 144 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 2007 | 167 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 2006 | 155 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| 2005 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2004 | 225 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2003 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2002 | 107 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2001 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
Other Kia models
Get this record as JSON
Vehicle records are available through the free rate-limited demo, the paid JSON API and MCP.
Paid endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/vehicle_risk. MCP endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp.