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2016 Kia Optima wipers, windshield & visibility problems

40 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2016 Kia Optima, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
40 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2016 Kia Optima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 43% 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 miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact heard an explosion. The contact pulled into a parking lot and noticed that the entire sun roof had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,039.

Reported at 5,039 miles, March 2017

The contact owns a 2016 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the front driver’s and passenger’s side windows and the rear driver’s side and passenger’s side windows were inoperable and would not open or close. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the window regulators for each window had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure.

Reported at 85,000 miles, September 2019

Other problems reported for the 2016 Kia Optima

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