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KIA Optima problems reported in New York

293 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from New York, 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.

293

Complaints from New York

18

Crashes

21

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2001 Optima 10 3.4%
2002 Optima 10 3.4%
2003 Optima 9 3.1%
2004 Optima 18 6.1%
2005 Optima 6 2.0%
2006 Optima 8 2.7%
2007 Optima 6 2.0%
2008 Optima 6 2.0%
2009 Optima 9 3.1%
2010 Optima 5 1.7%
2011 Optima 30 10.2%
2012 Optima 33 11.3%
2013 Optima 46 15.7%
2014 Optima 21 7.2%
2015 Optima 29 9.9%
2016 Optima 25 8.5%
2017 Optima 5 1.7%
2018 Optima 11 3.8%
2019 Optima 4 1.4%
2020 Optima 2 0.7%

Cities reporting most

Rochester 17 17.7%
Bronx 12 12.5%
Buffalo 10 10.4%
Albany 9 9.4%
Brooklyn 9 9.4%
Utica 7 7.3%
Staten Island 6 6.3%
Massapequa 6 6.3%
Newburgh 5 5.2%
Garnerville 5 5.2%
Yonkers 5 5.2%
Hicksville 5 5.2%

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