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KIA Optima problems reported in Indiana

219 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Indiana, 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.

219

Complaints from Indiana

12

Crashes

13

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2001 Optima 14 6.4%
2002 Optima 12 5.5%
2003 Optima 12 5.5%
2004 Optima 8 3.7%
2005 Optima 6 2.7%
2006 Optima 8 3.7%
2007 Optima 8 3.7%
2008 Optima 1 0.5%
2009 Optima 3 1.4%
2010 Optima 1 0.5%
2011 Optima 11 5.0%
2012 Optima 21 9.6%
2013 Optima 28 12.8%
2014 Optima 11 5.0%
2015 Optima 16 7.3%
2016 Optima 24 11.0%
2017 Optima 8 3.7%
2018 Optima 6 2.7%
2019 Optima 13 5.9%
2020 Optima 8 3.7%

Cities reporting most

Indianapolis 58 49.6%
Jeffersonville 9 7.7%
Fort Wayne 6 5.1%
Elkhart 6 5.1%
Brazil 5 4.3%
Portage 5 4.3%
Valparaiso 5 4.3%
Griffith 5 4.3%
Gary 5 4.3%
Bloomington 5 4.3%
Highland 4 3.4%
Evansville 4 3.4%

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