Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Kia optima has 105 NHTSA structure complaints and 1 structure-related recall.
105
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
22V560000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Optima vehicles. The right and left headliner plates may not be secured properly, which can re...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | STRUCTURE | The vehicle paint is bubbling and peeling |
| Sep 10, 2024 | STRUCTURE | My car's paint began chipping and peeling about a year ago, it continues to get worse day by day and... |
| May 12, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Car paint started peeling on the whole car and according to dealers it's a common problem with the p... |
| May 7, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Paint on driver side rear door is delamination from the car body. This is the Pearl white color |
| Mar 29, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Paint peeling off 2013 Kia Optima. Either a paint or primer issue by the car manufacture Kia Corp. "... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | STRUCTURE | This is not a safety issue but it is an issue that seems to be happening on many Kia vehicles, espec... |
| Jan 21, 2024 | STRUCTURE | I am experiencing sudden paint delamination on the A pillar. Paint color is snow white pearl. I have... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The paint is chipping heavily and apparently this is an issue with older Kia vehicles due to a prime... |
| Oct 2, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The paint on my pearl white kia optima is peeling badly, primarily on the hood but now its starting ... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | STRUCTURE | PAINT ON MY KIA OPTIMA HAS BEEN PEAL LIKE THE PAINT JOB WAS BAD IT WAS NEVER PAINT IT HAS ORGINAL PA... |
| May 31, 2023 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The clear coat is delaminating and the Paint is peeling off in multiple areas of the car. |
| Apr 14, 2023 | STRUCTURE | I own a 2013 Kia optima with 70k miles. I have searches so many forums regarding the defect with the... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The paint on my car slowly began to peel away on the hood and side panels, eventually exposing almos... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My pearl white pair is chipping from all over, I had it inspected and they said it was a problem wit... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The door latches don't spring back into a position that allows the door to be closed again, once it ... |
| Dec 23, 2022 | STRUCTURE | SAME STORY OVER AND OVER 2013 WHITE PEARL PAINT GARAGE KEPT, NO ACCIDENTS AND PAINT IS LITERALLY CHI... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Paint defects. Kia admitted about 5-6 years ago that the Snow White Pearl paint on some of their mo... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | STRUCTURE | My 2013 KIA Optima in Snow White Pearl "SWP" has delaminating and pealing paint issues all over the ... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The pearl white paint pealing in 4 different areas in the body of the car to include the front and t... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | STRUCTURE | I have had this vehicle for 10 years. The paint started to peel in or around 2017. I was in a hail s... |