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
Engine & Cooling
80
36.5%
Electrical System
21
9.6%
Other & Unspecified
20
9.1%
Body & Structure
18
8.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
14
6.4%
Brakes
10
4.6%
Doors, Latches & Locks
9
4.1%
Fuel & Propulsion
8
3.7%
Airbags
8
3.7%
Steering
6
2.7%
Lights
5
2.3%
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%