FaultScore

KIA Optima problems reported in Virginia

333 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from Virginia, 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.

333

Complaints from Virginia

15

Crashes

23

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2001 Optima 11 3.3%
2002 Optima 1 0.3%
2003 Optima 7 2.1%
2004 Optima 20 6.0%
2005 Optima 2 0.6%
2006 Optima 3 0.9%
2007 Optima 9 2.7%
2008 Optima 8 2.4%
2009 Optima 12 3.6%
2010 Optima 2 0.6%
2011 Optima 27 8.1%
2012 Optima 36 10.8%
2013 Optima 64 19.2%
2014 Optima 36 10.8%
2015 Optima 34 10.2%
2016 Optima 32 9.6%
2017 Optima 7 2.1%
2018 Optima 8 2.4%
2019 Optima 10 3.0%
2020 Optima 4 1.2%

Cities reporting most

Virginia Beach 16 12.6%
Woodbridge 16 12.6%
Richmond 16 12.6%
Fredericksburg 15 11.8%
Roanoke 12 9.4%
Hampton 11 8.7%
Stafford 9 7.1%
Tappahannock 7 5.5%
Midlothian 7 5.5%
Henrico 6 4.7%
Petersburg 6 4.7%
Sterling 6 4.7%

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