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KIA Optima problems reported in Oregon

60 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Oregon, 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.

60

Complaints from Oregon

5

Crashes

3

Fires

2011

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2004 Optima 3 5.0%
2005 Optima 1 1.7%
2007 Optima 1 1.7%
2008 Optima 5 8.3%
2011 Optima 11 18.3%
2012 Optima 10 16.7%
2013 Optima 9 15.0%
2014 Optima 5 8.3%
2015 Optima 8 13.3%
2016 Optima 2 3.3%
2017 Optima 2 3.3%
2018 Optima 2 3.3%
2020 Optima 1 1.7%

Cities reporting most

Portland 18 36.7%
Hillsboro 4 8.2%
Tigard 4 8.2%
Happy Valley 3 6.1%
THE Dalles 3 6.1%
Grants Pass 3 6.1%
Troutdale 3 6.1%
Gresham 3 6.1%
Roseburg 3 6.1%
Woodburn 2 4.1%
Beaverton 2 4.1%
Port Land 1 2.0%

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