MYRModel Year Report

Kia Optima

Data updated 2026-08-02

COMPLAINT TREND

Complaints per year, Kia Optima Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 2001: 143 complaints 2001 2002: 107 complaints 2003: 141 complaints 2004: 225 complaints 2004 2005: 144 complaints 2006: 155 complaints 2007: 166 complaints 2007 2008: 143 complaints 2009: 116 complaints 2010: 75 complaints 2010 2011: 589 complaints 2012: 916 complaints 2013: 1371 complaints 2013 2014: 576 complaints 2015: 998 complaints 2016: 747 complaints 2016 2017: 252 complaints 2018: 227 complaints 2019: 200 complaints 2019 2020: 136 complaints 2020
2020: 136 complaints
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YearComplaints
2001143
2002107
2003141
2004225
2005144
2006155
2007166
2008143
2009116
201075
2011589
2012916
20131371
2014576
2015998
2016747
2017252
2018227
2019200
2020136

BEST YEARS

▲ 2010 ▲ 2002 ▲ 2009

WORST YEARS

■ 2013 ■ 2015 ■ 2012

RECALLS

22 distinct recall campaigns on file across all model years.

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