Jun 16, 2016AirbagsCrash1 injury1 death
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN FATAL ACCIDENT VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A STANDING TREE THEN OVERTURN ONTO IT ROOF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DRIVER AND PASSENGER NEVER DEPLOYED VERY CONCERNING
NHTSA ODI 10874683
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What 1,000 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Kia Optima Phev
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 (1,000)Crash / fire / injury (103)Engine (617)Electrical system (134)Brakes (89)Body & structure (76)Steering (68)Fuel system (54)Transmission & drivetrain (49)Speed control (35)Engine & cooling (29)Airbags (26)
26 of 1,000 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters · page 2 of 2
Working with the data? Download all 1,000 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 2015 Kia Optima Phev verdict →