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KIA Optima problems reported in Kansas

90 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Kansas, 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.

90

Complaints from Kansas

6

Crashes

0

Fires

2016

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2001 Optima 4 4.4%
2002 Optima 5 5.6%
2004 Optima 3 3.3%
2005 Optima 1 1.1%
2006 Optima 14 15.6%
2007 Optima 1 1.1%
2008 Optima 5 5.6%
2010 Optima 2 2.2%
2011 Optima 3 3.3%
2012 Optima 10 11.1%
2013 Optima 11 12.2%
2014 Optima 6 6.7%
2015 Optima 6 6.7%
2016 Optima 16 17.8%
2017 Optima 1 1.1%
2019 Optima 2 2.2%

Cities reporting most

Wichita 17 30.9%
Newton 6 10.9%
Overland Park 4 7.3%
Lenexa 4 7.3%
Topeka 4 7.3%
Augusta 3 5.5%
Haysville 3 5.5%
EL Dorado 3 5.5%
Leavenworth 3 5.5%
Merriam 3 5.5%
Kansas City 3 5.5%
Fort Scott 2 3.6%

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