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Kia Optima Hybrid

Every Kia Optima Hybrid 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 years465 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years62015 to 2020

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins441Summed across model years

By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 26, 57% of the model's total

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

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 Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Electrical system

Powertrain

Brakes

Lighting

Steering

Stability and traction control

Suspension

Structure

Airbags

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Kia Optima Hybrid 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 Hybrid by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2020	Sedan	1	0.0	11	0	2	50
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2	52
2018	Sedan	3	0.0	25	2	3	48
2017	Sedan	26	7.7	153	2	3	67
2016	Sedan	4	25.0	29	0	3	98
2015	Sedan	12	16.7	75	0	3	126

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Optima Hybrid

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-844 Oct 29, 2021
Connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can result in engine damage
Engine and cooling · 11k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.