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KIA Optima problems reported in Missouri

245 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Missouri, 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.

245

Complaints from Missouri

11

Crashes

20

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2001 Optima 8 3.3%
2002 Optima 5 2.0%
2003 Optima 10 4.1%
2004 Optima 6 2.4%
2005 Optima 10 4.1%
2006 Optima 6 2.4%
2007 Optima 8 3.3%
2009 Optima 4 1.6%
2010 Optima 2 0.8%
2011 Optima 29 11.8%
2012 Optima 23 9.4%
2013 Optima 50 20.4%
2014 Optima 14 5.7%
2015 Optima 32 13.1%
2016 Optima 15 6.1%
2017 Optima 4 1.6%
2018 Optima 8 3.3%
2019 Optima 4 1.6%
2020 Optima 7 2.9%

Cities reporting most

Kansas City 27 22.7%
ST Louis 20 16.8%
Saint Louis 16 13.4%
Florissant 11 9.2%
Columbia 8 6.7%
Lees Summit 6 5.0%
Joplin 6 5.0%
Springfield 6 5.0%
Independence 6 5.0%
Saint Joseph 5 4.2%
Martinsburg 4 3.4%
Cameron 4 3.4%

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