Kia Optima Phev — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Kia Optima Phev Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 2016: 0 complaints 2016 2017: 23 complaints 2017 2018: 8 complaints 2018 2019: 1 complaints 2019 2020: 1 complaints 2020
2020: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
20160
201723
20188
20191
20201

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2020 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 23 Only 23 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.