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
Engine & Cooling
22
34.9%
Electrical System
7
11.1%
Other & Unspecified
5
7.9%
Brakes
5
7.9%
Doors, Latches & Locks
4
6.3%
Airbags
4
6.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
4.8%
Lights
3
4.8%
Steering
3
4.8%
Body & Structure
2
3.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
2
3.2%
Seats
1
1.6%
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%