2013 Kia Optima body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 127 complaints for the 2013 Kia Optima, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 127 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 11 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
We were traveling at around 55-60 miles an hour and were t-bones by a chevy avalanche on the passenger side of the vehicle. I was in the front passenger seat and my husband swerved so the truck luckily started at my door and completely ripped and smashed in the back passenger door and back/ trunk of our optima. Back wheel is completely turned out. Hit so hard it completely turned us in 2 circles and busted my front license plate and it hit absolutely nothing.
My 2013 kia optima caught on fire just short of driving it for about 15-20 min on 9/23/18. We got no warning on the dashboard we heard a light pop noise, the vehicle turned off when we got off there was fire coming out from the hood that fastly spread throught out up to the whole front of the car destroying the whole engine. The car never had any mechanical issues. We had just driven from az to ca the night before with no problems.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Kia Optima
- Engine 654 complaints
- Steering 213 complaints
- Electrical system 147 complaints
- Fuel system 123 complaints
- Brakes 115 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 64 complaints
- Air bags 63 complaints
- Lighting 41 complaints