Vehicle report
2012 KIA OPTIMA
Reported problems
918 complaints · median 79992 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 397 |
| STEERING | 186 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 121 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 87 |
| POWER TRAIN | 53 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 52 |
| AIR BAGS | 47 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 42 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 40 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 34 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 34 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 26 |
| SUSPENSION | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 17 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 13 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 13 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 11 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 10 |
| WHEELS | 8 |
| SEATS | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| FIRERELATED | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
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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.