NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Kia Optima Recalls
The 2015 Kia Optima has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Kia Optima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 1,009
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
74 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Kia Optima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2015 Kia Optima
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 2011–2014 Optima, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V331000
- Reported
- May 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Optima, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V519000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Optima, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V907000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014, 2016–2017 Optima, 2 other models
2015 Kia Optima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,009 owner complaints about the 2015 Kia Optima, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 31 describe a crash (3%) and 74 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2015 Kia Optima, the component group named most often is the engine (62%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the structure (8%).
None of the 2015 Kia Optima's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2015 Kia Optima owners gave the mileage (494 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine622
- Unknown Or Other139
- Electrical System135
- Structure76
- Steering69
- Power Train49
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 41 | |
| 2018 | 64 | |
| 2019 | 108 | |
| 2020 | 99 | |
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 111 | |
| 2026 | 50 |
Complaints about the 2015 Kia Optima peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 159. 14% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Kia Optima drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Kia Optima year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2015 one of the Kia Optima years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 1,009 complaints about the 2015 Kia Optima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Optima by model year
Other 2015 Kia models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted