Vehicle report
2009 KIA OPTIMA
Reported problems
116 complaints · median 63000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 29 |
| AIR BAGS | 28 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 17 |
| ENGINE | 14 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 11 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 8 |
| STEERING | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| SUSPENSION | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.