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2012 Kia Optima wipers, windshield & visibility problems

29 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Kia Optima, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 67% 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 miles5
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact stated that when driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled intermittently and the engine and tire sensor lights illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to move onto the road shoulder inspected under the hood and found smoke and within a moment the flames was under the hood and the vehicle was on fire. The contact stated that before the engine failure. The contact also stated that a recall for under frame corrosion protection was also performed.

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2020 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH when the front driver side rear view mirror detached from the housing. On a separate occasion while driving, there was a reduction in the engine power and immediately the vehicle stalled. The engine restarted and the contact was able to resume normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated a rock struck the mirror which caused the detachment and they refused to repair the vehicle at their expense.

Reported at 3,653 miles, December 2011

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