23V594000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
2016 KIA OPTIMA
5 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 1,068 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints1,068
Complaints citing a crash45
Complaints citing a fire37
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
18V907000
ENGINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
17V007000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.
16V705000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
If the driveshaft cracks and separates from the vehicle, it will not be able to move forward. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied upon exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll. Either scenario can increase the risk of a crash.
16V231000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the second stage air bag does not deploy it increases the risk of injury or death.
What owners report most
- 421ENGINE
- 121UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 96ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 70POWER TRAIN
- 53FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 43EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 39STRUCTURE:BODY
- 28VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 KIA OPTIMAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.