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KIA Optima problems reported in Utah

63 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Utah, 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.

63

Complaints from Utah

5

Crashes

4

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2003 Optima 2 3.2%
2004 Optima 1 1.6%
2005 Optima 4 6.3%
2006 Optima 4 6.3%
2009 Optima 3 4.8%
2010 Optima 1 1.6%
2011 Optima 6 9.5%
2012 Optima 6 9.5%
2013 Optima 14 22.2%
2014 Optima 7 11.1%
2015 Optima 9 14.3%
2016 Optima 2 3.2%
2017 Optima 2 3.2%
2018 Optima 1 1.6%
2020 Optima 1 1.6%

Cities reporting most

Salt Lake City 6 17.1%
West Valley City 5 14.3%
Spanishfork 3 8.6%
Syracuse 3 8.6%
Holladay 3 8.6%
Midvale 3 8.6%
Mona 2 5.7%
Farr West 2 5.7%
Eagle Mountain 2 5.7%
Saratoga Springs 2 5.7%
Monroe 2 5.7%
Ivins 2 5.7%

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