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2016 Kia Optima electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 105 complaints for the 2016 Kia Optima, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
105 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 6
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 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: 67,000 miles
Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 41% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 37 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 6 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia optima. Approximately ten minutes after the contact turned off the engine and exited the vehicle, flames ignited inside the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an undisclosed location. The cause of the fire was not determined. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.

Reported at 29,000 miles, June 2018 FireInjury

The contact owns a 2016 Kia Optima. The contact stated that on four occasions while the vehicle was parked and the window switches were depressed on all the windows, the windows failed to roll up or roll down as intended. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's side window regulator had become dismantled, allowing the glass to move up and down. The contact was informed that the window regulator and panel assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired each time.

Reported at 21,000 miles, February 2022

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