Kia Optima
2017 only
107,493 sold in the US for 2017.
per 10,000 sold
2017 Kia Optima have 336 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Oil consumption and leaks, typically surfacing around 93,226 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017 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 — 2017 only
Median onset: 93,226 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: 78,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 39,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 55,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 49,100 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 32,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 39,715 miles. 16.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have driver-assist problems? →Median onset: 68,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older 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 2017 model year. See the full Kia Optima report for every year and full specs/safety data.