KIA Optima problems reported in West Virginia
70 of the 10,355 complaints filed about the KIA Optima came from West 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.
70
Complaints from West Virginia
6
Crashes
2
Fires
2012
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
17
24.3%
Airbags
7
10.0%
Other & Unspecified
6
8.6%
Doors, Latches & Locks
4
5.7%
Body & Structure
4
5.7%
Electrical System
4
5.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
5.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
4.3%
Lights
3
4.3%
Suspension
3
4.3%
Brakes
3
4.3%
By model year
2002 Optima
1
1.4%
2003 Optima
4
5.7%
2004 Optima
5
7.1%
2005 Optima
3
4.3%
2006 Optima
3
4.3%
2007 Optima
1
1.4%
2008 Optima
1
1.4%
2009 Optima
3
4.3%
2011 Optima
8
11.4%
2012 Optima
14
20.0%
2013 Optima
5
7.1%
2014 Optima
3
4.3%
2015 Optima
2
2.9%
2016 Optima
9
12.9%
2018 Optima
2
2.9%
2019 Optima
4
5.7%
2020 Optima
2
2.9%
Cities reporting most
Charleston
7
17.5%
Martinsburg
5
12.5%
Raleigh
3
7.5%
Given
3
7.5%
South Charleston
3
7.5%
Harpers Ferry
3
7.5%
Huntington
3
7.5%
Hurricane
3
7.5%
Nitro
3
7.5%
Bluefield
3
7.5%
Alkol
2
5.0%
Flemington
2
5.0%