Model years to avoid

Kia Optima Hybrid

What it says about you

Opinion

The efficient version of a handsome saloon. You wanted both and did not compromise.

Not measured, not from the data, and offered in fun. Everything below this is not.

10 model years on record, 942 complaints filed.

The years to look at closely: 2019 (oil), 2018 (oil), 2012 (noise). Everything else drew a normal number of complaints for this model.

Every year

  1. 2020 0 recalls 2 complaints
  2. 2019 oil 408 complaints
  3. 2018 oil 244 complaints
  4. 2017 2 recalls 48 complaints
  5. 2016 0 recalls 4 complaints
  6. 2015 0 recalls 12 complaints
  7. 2014 0 recalls 31 complaints
  8. 2013 2 recalls 51 complaints
  9. 2012 noise 108 complaints
  10. 2011 3 recalls 34 complaints

What does a Kia Optima Hybrid say about you?

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Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints — compared against itself rather than against other cars, so popularity and age do not decide the answer.