2011 Kia Optima air bags problems
31 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Kia Optima, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
I received a recall notice on my airbags on 8/15/2018 on 8/16 I was rear ended by a big work truck and pushed into another vehicle. 5 cars involved. My vehicle is totaled the airbags did not deploy
The airbag warning light came on back in november . According to the kia owners manual this means the airbags will not work. I contacted 2 kia dealers in the tampa fl area (back in november) and have not heard back from them. I guess they must be too busy or don't like doing warranty work. Now the brake lights do not work, this car is a pos.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Kia Optima
- Engine 264 complaints
- Steering 100 complaints
- Lighting 89 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Brakes 47 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Body & structure 21 complaints