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2016 Kia Optima air bags problems

24 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2016 Kia Optima, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
29,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 0
Injuries and deaths
12 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2016 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 29,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 29,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 12 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia optima. While driving approximately 49 MPH, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the front passenger seat was detached from the hinge. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact stated that there were multiple injuries sustained between the driver and passenger, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who deemed the vehicle destroyed. The dealer was not contacted.

Reported at 42,000 miles, November 2017 CrashInjury

As I began crossing the intersection (highway) I ended up getting t- boned halfway through the intersection by a pickup. He was speeding going roughly 60MPH in a 45MPH zone my kia optima sustained passenger side/ and frontal impact damage. The impact of the accident sent me skidding across the highway and none of my frontal airbags activated nor did the seatbelt lock up. This lead me to sustain heavy chest injuries from the impact of the steering wheel. Also the car could not be shut off after the accident.

Reported at 60,000 miles, March 2019 Crash

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