2020 Kia Optima Hybrid

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed Jun 2, 2025CA

On multiple occasions, the HEV system warning light and check engine light activated while I was driving at highway speeds. Immediately after the warning lights appeared, the vehicle suddenly decelerated, putting me and other drivers at risk. This issue has occurred several times and is clearly a serious safety hazard. Each time this occurred, I brought the vehicle to an authorized Kia dealership ([Dealership Name]) for inspection. However, despite the vehicle being under the Kia hybrid system and/or powertrain warranty (10 years/100,000 miles), I was recently informed that the necessary repairs would not be covered under warranty.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2020 — this page	1	0	0	Routine
2018	3	2	0	Routine
2017	26	2	1	Routine
2016	4	0	1	Routine
2015	12	0	2	Routine
2014	31	0	1	Routine
2013	54	2	2	Routine
2012	109	3	5	Routine
2011	34	3	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.