Kia steering problems
Across all Kia models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,719 complaints involve steering. The Optima accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2013 Optima with 213 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,719 about steering, all Kia models
- Most affected
- Optima 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 1,589 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 179 and 30
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Kia models
Worst model years for steering
- 2013 Kia Optima213 complaints
- 2012 Kia Optima188 complaints
- 2012 Kia Soul166 complaints
- 2013 Kia Soul153 complaints
- 2011 Kia Optima100 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2005 | 79 |
| 2006 | 68 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 178 |
| 2012 | 403 |
| 2013 | 417 |
| 2014 | 266 |
| 2015 | 164 |
| 2016 | 152 |
| 2017 | 151 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 | 13 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 1,589 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.