KIA Optima problems reported in New Jersey
209 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from New Jersey, 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.
209
Complaints from New Jersey
6
Crashes
14
Fires
2012
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
63
30.1%
Steering
20
9.6%
Electrical System
20
9.6%
Other & Unspecified
14
6.7%
Airbags
13
6.2%
Lights
9
4.3%
Body & Structure
9
4.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
8
3.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
8
3.8%
Suspension
7
3.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
6
2.9%
By model year
2001 Optima
2
1.0%
2002 Optima
6
2.9%
2003 Optima
2
1.0%
2004 Optima
4
1.9%
2005 Optima
2
1.0%
2006 Optima
5
2.4%
2007 Optima
8
3.8%
2008 Optima
2
1.0%
2009 Optima
5
2.4%
2010 Optima
2
1.0%
2011 Optima
23
11.0%
2012 Optima
37
17.7%
2013 Optima
31
14.8%
2014 Optima
16
7.7%
2015 Optima
21
10.0%
2016 Optima
16
7.7%
2017 Optima
5
2.4%
2018 Optima
5
2.4%
2019 Optima
8
3.8%
2020 Optima
9
4.3%
Cities reporting most
Ewing
6
11.8%
Villas
6
11.8%
Jersey City
6
11.8%
Franklin Park
5
9.8%
Bayville
5
9.8%
Spotswood
5
9.8%
Jersey
3
5.9%
Robbinsville
3
5.9%
Salem
3
5.9%
Glenwood
3
5.9%
Little Falls
3
5.9%
Sayreville
3
5.9%