Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shuddered, and t… |
| 2023-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle independently decelerated and … |
| 2022-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to drive uphill and on gravel with … |
| 2022-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated the engine was previously replaced under an unstated NHTS… |
| 2021-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The vehicle had previously been serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V750… |
| 2021-10-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving the RPM decreased to 1,000 RPM. The ch… |
| 2021-01-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOIS… |
| 2020-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT… |
| 2020-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF IN THE HIGHWAY. BIG TRYCK WAS BEHIND ME. GLADLY THE TRUCK WASNT GOING F… |
| 2020-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING … |
| 2020-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT … |
| 2020-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT-O… |
| 2019-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATO… |
| 2019-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THANKFULLY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE … |
| 2019-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STAL… |
| 2019-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, VERY DANGEROUS, DROPPING FROM 70 … |
| 2019-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HYBRID SYSTEM BROKE DOWN AT 85K. WAS REPLACED BY KIA AFTER THREATENING LEGAL ACTION. AT 103K. WE NEVER MISSED MAINT… |
| 2019-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOCKED UP @ 100,104 MILES. CAR WAS MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. NEVER MISSED A OIL CHANGE. KIA REPLACED THE HYBRID E… |
| 2019-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 45MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE A RATTLING NOISE, THEN SHORTLY AFTER, MADE A LOUD SQU… |
| 2019-04-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX], I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE ON APRIL 7TH MY ENGINE SUDDENLY KNOCKED AND STOPPED, BUT I HAD UNDER T… |
| 2019-03-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I LITERALLY JUST HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED (BLEW IN AUGUST AT 85K MILES, DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR SIX MONTHS WHILE I WAIT… |
| 2019-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HELLO MY KIA ENGINE SEIZED ON THE HIGHWAY I GET ROUTINE OIL CHANGED AND MAINTENANCE DONE THAT I COULD PROVE ON MY … |
| 2019-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "BATTERY LOW, HYBRID SYSTEM FAIL… |
| 2018-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING … |
| 2018-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE "PULL CAR TO THE SIDE AND TURN OFF" WARNING ME… |
| 2018-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SOME OF THIS CARS WAS ON FIRE AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF ITS SAFE |
| 2018-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE I CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHEN I AM DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN I AM AT … |
| 2018-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 WHEN MY CAR DIED AND I COULD NOT EVEN PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS… |
| 2018-09-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY FAULTY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE CAR TRAVELING AT NO … |
| 2018-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. IN AD… |
| 2018-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT ABOUT 11PM WITH MY GIRLFRIEND 6MO OLD SON MY 6YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND NIECE I WAS DRIVI… |
| 2018-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 130,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHEN IN CRUISE AND MOTION IS LOST.… |
| 2018-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY 8/7/2018, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A WEIRD SOUND. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A PR… |
| 2018-07-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY UPON ACCELERATION THE RPMS SPIKED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER RELEAS… |
| 2018-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH,THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE HYBRID S… |
| 2018-07-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED, REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 55MPH WHEN ANOTHER LARGE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE PULLING INTO HER DRIVEWA… |
| 2018-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC MOTOR HYDRAULIC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WAS TOLD IT WASNT A RECALL HOWEVER IM SEEING SEVERAL OF THE S… |
| 2018-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TODAY I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY FOR THE BRAKES FAILING IN THE HYBRID SYSTEM THEY TOLD ME EVE… |
| 2018-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IN ALL SUDDEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF AND SAYS HYBRID SAFETY ISSUE CHECK BREAK. THE CAR SHU… |
| 2018-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKARA RECALL, I HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY CLOCK AFTER AIR BAG SIGN WOULD NOT TURN OFF, CERTAIN CARS WERE REC… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (A… |
| 2018-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 17V224000 MY 2012 KIA WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT IN THIS RECALL BUT MY CAR BEARINGS ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT MECHA… |
| 2018-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO DROP OFF A FRIEND AND JUMPED ON THE HIGHWAY. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT COMING… |
| 2018-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE QUIC… |
| 2018-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL STALL/LOSE POWER, BLOW WHITE SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST. THIS HAPPENS ON ACCELERATION OR DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGH… |
| 2018-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. I HAVE BASICALLY HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE DRIVING OFF THE LOT. STARTED SMALL… |