NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Optima Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Kia Optima Hybrid, across 5 model years from 2011 to 2018. The 2012 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (2).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 276
2011–2018, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 276 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Optima Hybrid across 9 model years; the most, 109, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 14 of the Kia Optima Hybrid complaints (5%) and a fire on 14.
Across all Kia Optima Hybrid model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 148 complaints), then the electrical system (73).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Optima Hybrid in 2018: 70, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Optima Hybrid is engine, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Optima Hybrid recall, 23V652000, was reported on September 25, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Kia Optima Hybrid years to avoid
Too few Kia Optima Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Optima Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Optima Hybrid
- ENGINE5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE3
- AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH2
Kia Optima Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Optima Hybrid recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V652000September 25, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2011–2013 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,730,192 |
| 23V594000August 24, 2023 | latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch | 2017–2018 | injury | 319,436 |
| 21V844000October 29, 2021 | engine | 2017–2018 | crash and fire | 10,731 |
| 20V750000December 2, 2020 | engine | 2011–2013 | fire and injury | 294,756 |
| 18V363000June 1, 2018 | air bags: air bag/restraint control module | 2011–2012 | crash and injury | 507,587 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Optima Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted