2017 Kia Optima Phev
Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Kia Optima Phev.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving the vehicle home on the freeway after just buying it. I had only driven it for about 35-40 minutes and af… |
| 2025-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, there was an abnormal k… |
| 2025-03-30 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | - |
| 2024-07-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | This car was purchased [XXX] and has been in my possession for 3 years and 4 months. It has sat in a dealership repair … |
| 2024-04-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima PHEV. The contact noticed a failure with the key fob and manual locking function wit… |
| 2024-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil pressure sensor leaked out all of the oil and no warning lights lit on the dashboard to let me know that I had lost… |
| 2024-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was getting on the freeway and my car suddenly just stopped accelerating. I even tried pushing the pedal to the floor… |
| 2023-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima PHEV. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed up a steep hill,… |
| 2023-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This pre-owned vehicle lost power at an intersection with my wife and child in the vehicle. Both of them were fearful a… |
| 2023-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I took my car into the local Kia dealership after my engine failed while driving down the highway. I was approved for t… |
| 2021-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We bought the car used in November of 2020 from Conicelli used Toyota dealership. We had the car not even a year when t… |
| 2021-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving the car on the highway, when I try accelerating, the car suddenly acts as if it's in neutral and the engi… |
| 2021-09-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving on an interstate on-ramp, I heard a loud bang from under my hood. I exited to the shoulder and as soon as… |
| 2021-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the air bag and seat belt warning lights i… |
| 2021-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima PHEV. The contact stated that there was an abnormally loud rattling sound coming fro… |
| 2020-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY ACCELERATING, WHEN HEARD RATTLING AND SAW SMOKE, EXITED THE FREEWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2020-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PLUG THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE CHARGING CABLE FOR MY ELECTRIC CHARGER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PLUGGED INTO A DEDICATED WALL… |
| 2019-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA PHEV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE "CHECK BRAKES" WARNING MESSAGE ILL… |
| 2019-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KIA WON'T SERVICE THE ELECTRICAL LOSS RECALL |
| 2019-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE 2017 KIA PLUG IN I HAD TO REPLACE BATTERIES SYSTEM TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. I ALSO HAVE A ENGINE KNOCKING AT 26000 M… |
| 2018-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT ACTIVATE ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN WHEN WE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN BUT NOT EVE… |
| 2018-03-08 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V161000 (H… |
| 2018-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY KIA HYBRID A NOTICE CAME UP ON THE DASH BOARD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF MY ENGINE AND I WA… |