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What 202 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Optima

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 (202)Crash / fire / injury (26)Engine (85)Driver assistance (36)Electrical system (22)Brakes (19)Transmission & drivetrain (16)Fuel system (15)Body & structure (14)Airbags (12)Speed control (10)Lane Departure (7)

1 of 202 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 25, 2019AirbagsBody & structureCrash

I WAS REAR ENDED ON THE FREEWAY. TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GOING 40-50MPH AND DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED ME AND PUSHED ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ODI 11271129

Working with the data? Download all 202 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 2019 Kia Optima verdict →