KIA Optima problems reported in Alabama
215 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Alabama, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
215
Complaints from Alabama
6
Crashes
19
Fires
2015
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
69
32.1%
Electrical System
23
10.7%
Steering
19
8.8%
Lights
13
6.0%
Brakes
12
5.6%
Airbags
12
5.6%
Other & Unspecified
10
4.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
9
4.2%
Body & Structure
9
4.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
9
4.2%
Doors, Latches & Locks
5
2.3%
By model year
2001 Optima
4
1.9%
2002 Optima
8
3.7%
2004 Optima
3
1.4%
2005 Optima
7
3.3%
2006 Optima
3
1.4%
2007 Optima
1
0.5%
2008 Optima
10
4.7%
2009 Optima
3
1.4%
2010 Optima
1
0.5%
2011 Optima
10
4.7%
2012 Optima
30
14.0%
2013 Optima
20
9.3%
2014 Optima
25
11.6%
2015 Optima
56
26.0%
2016 Optima
12
5.6%
2017 Optima
7
3.3%
2018 Optima
8
3.7%
2019 Optima
1
0.5%
2020 Optima
6
2.8%
Cities reporting most
Birmingham
14
17.3%
Phenix City
10
12.3%
Montgomery
10
12.3%
Gulf Shores
7
8.6%
Huntsville
7
8.6%
Bessemer
6
7.4%
Opelika
6
7.4%
Athens
5
6.2%
Kennedy
4
4.9%
Hampton Cove
4
4.9%
Eight Mile
4
4.9%
Attalla
4
4.9%