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KIA Optima problems reported in Minnesota

87 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Minnesota, 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.

87

Complaints from Minnesota

3

Crashes

0

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2002 Optima 8 9.2%
2003 Optima 4 4.6%
2004 Optima 3 3.4%
2005 Optima 4 4.6%
2006 Optima 1 1.1%
2007 Optima 2 2.3%
2008 Optima 5 5.7%
2009 Optima 5 5.7%
2010 Optima 1 1.1%
2011 Optima 7 8.0%
2012 Optima 6 6.9%
2013 Optima 11 12.6%
2014 Optima 9 10.3%
2015 Optima 7 8.0%
2016 Optima 6 6.9%
2017 Optima 7 8.0%
2018 Optima 1 1.1%

Cities reporting most

Minneapolis 11 24.4%
Zimmerman 5 11.1%
Duluth 4 8.9%
ST Paul 4 8.9%
Winona 3 6.7%
ELK River 3 6.7%
Fairmont 3 6.7%
Bloomington 3 6.7%
Maple Grove 3 6.7%
North ST Paul 2 4.4%
Maplewood 2 4.4%
NEW Brighton 2 4.4%

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