Sep 28, 2023Speed controlBrakesLane DepartureCrash
Breaks locked or failed and was forced off road into a ditch, car totalled
NHTSA ODI 11547211
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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)
2 of 202 complaints match · Lane Departure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Nov 6, 2020Lane DepartureDriver assistanceCrash1 injury
WAS DRIVING ON I 95 WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED ME INTO THE MEDIAN TOTALING MY CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY BRAKES AND UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TO AVOID THE COLLISION.
NHTSA ODI 11373422
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 →