Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:HYBRID MANAGEMENT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "… |
| 2024-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost powe… |
| 2024-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the ABS and engine warnin… |
| 2024-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2024-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 3 MPH, the vehicle stall… |
| 2023-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost moti… |
| 2023-11-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that the front-end of the vehicle was making an abnormal … |
| 2023-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that after driving at various speeds, there was a burning… |
| 2023-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2023-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Servi… |
| 2022-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while her daughter was reversing the vehicle, the Hy… |
| 2021-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel start… |
| 2020-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (E… |
| 2020-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the hybrid system … |
| 2019-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM… |
| 2019-06-06 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND "CH… |
| 2019-05-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL INTERIOR LIGHT TURN ON WHEN YOU LEAN ON THE ARM REST ALSO GOT A OIL CHANGE AND THE OIL LIGHT WILL NOT RESET … |
| 2019-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HYBRID WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON INDICATING THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I IMMEDIAT… |
| 2019-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON INDICATED PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. DIAGNOSIS IS AIRBAG CONTRO… |
| 2019-01-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN A HCS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE F… |
| 2019-01-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS AT A STOP AND WHEN THEIGHT TURNED GREEN I LET OFF MY BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTLY PUT PRESSURE ON MY GAS PEDAL WHEN TH… |
| 2019-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A HYBRID SAFETY WARNING LIGHTING UP. IT GOES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE POWERS DOWN TO 25 MPH. THIS HA… |
| 2018-10-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TODAY MY CAR CUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING. THE DISPLAY READ HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO SAY FOR ME TO PULL … |
| 2018-10-16 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND "HYBRID FAILU… |
| 2018-09-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID THIS MORNING. WHILE DRIVING, I SUDDENLY GOT A WARNING MESSAGE THAT SAID … |
| 2018-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD'T START THE ENGINE RANDOMLY. KIA DEALER WASNT ABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE SINCE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AND IT… |
| 2018-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE BLEW. KIA REBUILT THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE. 2. DRIVING VEHICLE ON STRE… |
| 2018-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL LEAKING |
| 2018-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION, OVER SEVEN (7) TIMES THE CAR HAS JOLTED FORWARD AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY, LOSING MO… |
| 2018-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE MPG HAS DECREASED FROM 38-40 MPG TO 30 MPG SINCE I HAD THE FUEL INJECTION SERVICE PERFORMED. THE DEALER OFFERS NO H… |
| 2017-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID WITH FAULTY HEADLIGHTS THAT HAVE COMPLETELY GONE OUT/FAILED OVER 10 TIMES STARTING 3 MO… |
| 2017-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE REVS WHILE IDLE PERIODICALLY AND THE ENGINE REVS STILL WHEN U LET GO OF THE GAS. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WAS AFFE… |
| 2017-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: CAR AT 35K MILEAGE AND DISPLAYS 'HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING, SAFELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE'. HAVE BEEN IN AND … |
| 2017-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAUGHT ON FIRE, NON COLLISION, PLEASE SEE LINK TO MY FEATURED NEWS STORY HTTP://WWW.EMAILTHIS.CLICKABILITY.COM/ET/EMAI… |
| 2017-08-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. CAR HAS BEEN SAYING "WARNING PULL OVER DO NOT DRIVE" ALTHOUGH I AM IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY, IN THE CAR W… |
| 2017-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE IN MOTION TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED… |
| 2017-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE (THANKFULLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY), VEHICLE WAS IN EV MODE, WITH JUST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. … |
| 2016-06-14 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE HYBRID SY… |
| 2016-04-19 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYDRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2015-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK MONDAY AND A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM WAS COMING DOWN. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I SET MY… |
| 2015-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN WE TAKE THE CAR TO CAR WASH AND SOME TIME GO OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER , IF THE CAR IS ON MOVE , IT WILL SHUT ITSELF … |
| 2014-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR WASH , AFTER THEY CLEAN THE CAR WE TRIED TO START THE CAR , BUT WE GET AN ERROR " KEY IS NOT… |
| 2014-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS HYBRID HAS A VERY DANGEROUS HESITATION ON DRIVER'S REQUEST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION. REGARDLESS OF IF THE… |
| 2014-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TOOK A TRIP TO TEXAS TO SEE MY DAUGHTER. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON THAT TRIP; WAS GOING DOW… |
| 2014-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP OR LOW SPEED, BRAKE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED INSTRUCTING ME TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP T… |
| 2014-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENG… |
| 2014-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT CONCERNS, I HAVE A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN RELATED TO THE OPTIMA 2013 HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM. I AM NOT SURE I… |
| 2014-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HORRIBLE. WORST OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER SEEN. APPROXIMATE ILLUMINATION RANGE OF THE… |