KIA Optima problems reported in Tennessee
265 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Tennessee, 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.
265
Complaints from Tennessee
13
Crashes
23
Fires
2013
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
90
34.0%
Other & Unspecified
28
10.6%
Electrical System
26
9.8%
Body & Structure
19
7.2%
Steering
17
6.4%
Airbags
14
5.3%
Lights
13
4.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
13
4.9%
Fuel & Propulsion
11
4.2%
Brakes
9
3.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
8
3.0%
By model year
2001 Optima
1
0.4%
2002 Optima
3
1.1%
2003 Optima
3
1.1%
2004 Optima
11
4.2%
2006 Optima
2
0.8%
2007 Optima
7
2.6%
2008 Optima
8
3.0%
2009 Optima
3
1.1%
2011 Optima
11
4.2%
2012 Optima
54
20.4%
2013 Optima
56
21.1%
2014 Optima
18
6.8%
2015 Optima
20
7.5%
2016 Optima
38
14.3%
2017 Optima
8
3.0%
2018 Optima
10
3.8%
2019 Optima
7
2.6%
2020 Optima
5
1.9%
Cities reporting most
Memphis
43
31.9%
Nashville
17
12.6%
Knoxville
16
11.9%
Cordova
10
7.4%
Clarksville
9
6.7%
Tullahoma
8
5.9%
Hermitage
6
4.4%
Gallatin
6
4.4%
Humboldt
5
3.7%
Sevierville
5
3.7%
Columbia
5
3.7%
Antioch
5
3.7%