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2015 Kia Optima drivetrain & axles problems

48 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2015 Kia Optima, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
48 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 82,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 25% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Driving north bound on the 405 at freeway speeds, the vehicle showed several warning lights on the dash. Check engine light, oil light and 2 others, the vehicle lost engine power and only had brakes. I was able to shuffle off the main freeway to an off ramp where I pulled over to attempt to power the car back on. The smell of electrical fire started to become apparent and I went out to lift the hood and smoke began to come out the opening.

Reported at 55,000 miles, December 2020 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia optima. The contact stated that while in park with the vehicle turned off, the vehicle rolled away into a lake. After retrieving the vehicle from the lake, the contact noticed that the gear shifter was no longer shifted completely into the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,680.

Reported at 1,680 miles, September 2015

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