NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Recalls
The 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 109
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Optima Hybrid, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V750000
- Reported
- December 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Optima Hybrid, 5 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V363000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 507,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Optima Hybrid, 4 other models
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 109 owner complaints about the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid, the newest on August 19, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (66%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid owners gave the mileage (99 complaints), the median was 87,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine72
- Electrical System20
- Power Train10
- Steering9
- Unknown Or Other8
- Service Brakes6
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 32. 13% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 109 complaints about the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Optima Hybrid by model year
Other 2012 Kia models
Newest record on this page: August 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted