Vehicle report
2018 KIA OPTIMA
Reported problems
232 complaints · median 44162 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 131 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 37 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 31 |
| POWER TRAIN | 18 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 17 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 13 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 13 |
| STEERING | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 10 |
| AIR BAGS | 9 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM) | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FIRERELATED | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| WHEELS | 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.