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2011 Kia Optima electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 63 complaints for the 2011 Kia Optima, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
63 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2011 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 32% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 8 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving 70 MPH on the highway my 2011 kia optima engine shut down and would not accelerate and the brakes would not function. Luckily, I safely made it to the far shoulder of the highway only to find that my car was smoking and smelled like something was burning. Had to get the car towed to the dealership and they informed the engine needs to be replaced and the starter is also fried. I have seen four complaints so far of 2011 kia optima's with the same issue and am sure I will find more.

Reported at 75,000 miles, October 2015 Fire

Hi my car has lot of safety issues.. I took many times to kia dealer in jersey city my car door gets unlocked while it's in driving mode which makes me feel unsafe I told so many times to the dealers to fix it they do some temporary things in my car and they live me but again after some days that problem is arising again... I am fed up with this situation as I am the second owner of the car...

Reported at 137,000 miles, January 2020

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