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What 31 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (31)Crash / fire / injury (5)Engine (16)Electrical system (11)Speed control (4)Airbags (3)Fuel system (3)Steering (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Brakes (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Hybrid Propulsion System (1)

1 of 31 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Feb 15, 2015SuspensionBrakes

ORIGINALLY THE NOISE STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY DID VERIFY MY COMPLAINT AND THEY FIXED IT THEN ON 2/14/2015 STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING THE REPAIR INVOICE STATES THEY PERFORMED BRAKE FLUID BLEEDING AND CALIBRATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10683533

Working with the data? Download all 31 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid verdict →