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2012 Kia Optima air bags problems

48 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Kia Optima, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
48 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
10 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 23% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 31 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 10 injuries.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V363000 (Air Bags) however, it failed to prevent the recall safety risk. The contact stated that while his mother was driving at approximately 45 MPH with the grandmother seated in the front passenger seat, another vehicle cut in front abruptly and switched back into their original lane, causing the contact's mother to crash into the rear of another vehicle ahead.

Reported at 225,000 miles, September 2024 CrashInjury

My car slowed down in wouldn't reach over 2000 RPM and the engine light kept blinking and when I put it on a computer engine code p1326 popped on. It's called the ignition control module combustion quality input signal after kia dealership of skibo road supposedly already fixed the problem back in june 2019 now it's september 30, 2020 n it came on again n yes last year had to replace my engine. I was driving on a street in the morning on september 30, 2020 when it happened and it was raining.

Reported at 20,000 miles, September 2020

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