Kia Optima
2015 only
159,414 sold in the US for 2015.
per 10,000 sold
2015 Kia Optima have 1,351 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Internal engine (bearings, pistons, rings), typically surfacing around 88,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2015 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 — 2015 only
Median onset: 88,000 miles. 1.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 87,992 miles. 4.2% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 80,000 miles. 1.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 55,388 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 83,000 miles. 1.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 58,556 miles. 2.4% 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 newer model years.
Median onset: 59,500 miles. 40.0% 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: 99,202 miles. 8.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
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 2015 model year. See the full Kia Optima report for every year and full specs/safety data.