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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

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%

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