KIA Optima problems reported in Rhode Island
31 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Rhode Island, 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.
31
Complaints from Rhode Island
7
Crashes
0
Fires
2011
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
6
19.4%
Brakes
4
12.9%
Airbags
4
12.9%
Other & Unspecified
3
9.7%
Body & Structure
3
9.7%
Steering
2
6.5%
Doors, Latches & Locks
1
3.2%
Seats
1
3.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1
3.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
3.2%
By model year
2002 Optima
4
12.9%
2003 Optima
1
3.2%
2005 Optima
1
3.2%
2006 Optima
1
3.2%
2007 Optima
1
3.2%
2008 Optima
2
6.5%
2011 Optima
8
25.8%
2012 Optima
2
6.5%
2013 Optima
2
6.5%
2015 Optima
1
3.2%
2016 Optima
3
9.7%
2017 Optima
3
9.7%
2019 Optima
2
6.5%
Cities reporting most
Providence
5
17.2%
Johnston
4
13.8%
Bristol
3
10.3%
Lincoln
3
10.3%
Woonsocket
3
10.3%
Warwick
3
10.3%
West Warwick
2
6.9%
Cranston
2
6.9%
River Side
1
3.4%
North Providence
1
3.4%
Cumberland
1
3.4%
Riverside
1
3.4%