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KIA Optima problems reported in New Mexico

75 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from New Mexico, 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.

75

Complaints from New Mexico

1

Crashes

4

Fires

2015

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2003 Optima 1 1.3%
2005 Optima 1 1.3%
2007 Optima 1 1.3%
2009 Optima 1 1.3%
2011 Optima 2 2.7%
2012 Optima 10 13.3%
2013 Optima 16 21.3%
2014 Optima 3 4.0%
2015 Optima 18 24.0%
2016 Optima 12 16.0%
2017 Optima 8 10.7%
2018 Optima 1 1.3%
2020 Optima 1 1.3%

Cities reporting most

Albuquerque 30 42.9%
LAS Cruces 11 15.7%
RIO Rancho 10 14.3%
Carlsbad 4 5.7%
Shiprock 3 4.3%
Mesilla Park 3 4.3%
Santa FE 3 4.3%
LOS Lunas 2 2.9%
Williamsburg 1 1.4%
Cedar Crest 1 1.4%
Gallup 1 1.4%
Deming 1 1.4%

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