Kia Optima
2007 only
40,901 sold in the US for 2007.
per 10,000 sold
2007 Kia Optima have 186 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 2 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 80,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2007 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Kia Optima report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2007 only
Median onset: 80,000 miles. 5.2% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 118,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 65,000 miles. 3.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 99,560 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 67,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 97,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 150,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have oil consumption problems? →Median onset: 108,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2007 model year. See the full Kia Optima report for every year and full specs/safety data.