2018 Kia Optima brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 17 complaints for the 2018 Kia Optima, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Takata recall. I was involved in an accident where I was coming off the highway, slid on water and crashed into a steel pole. The breaks did not work at all and when I got out to look at the damage the break pads were in the middle of the street like they had just fall off. None of the airbags deployed and my friend's head cracked the windshield. Car was totaled.
Randomly brake pedal on my kia optima freezes and im unable to apply and stop vehicle it happened twice once it happened on hwy and once on city street. Currently vehicle is in dealership since jan 2nd and dealer stating they are unable to duplicate issue
Other problems reported for the 2018 Kia Optima
- Engine 146 complaints
- Electrical system 33 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints