Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Kia optima has 16 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Vehicle experiences sudden and dangerous loss of power while driving, including hesitation during ac... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My fiancée and I just recently bought this car with the 1.6T-GDi engine I immediately replaced the o... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving my 2017 Kia Optima (Theta II engine) at approximately 115,900 miles, I suddenly experi... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine is failing and using over 3 quarts of oil every 700-100 miles. Spark Plugs have become oil fo... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicles has most recently developed a "whizzing" type sound coming from the transmission just befor... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | On Friday 6/23/2023 on my way home from work, one of the clutches went out on my DCT Transmission wi... |
| Apr 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Vehicle had oil change & filter service done on April 27, 2023 for the purpose of hoping the service... |
| Jan 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine oil consumption, I have owned this car since new and almost every other week I need to add o... |
| Jun 4, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Excessive oil consumption started at 61,000 miles, causing engine misfires and dangerous power loss ... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I was driving on the highway when my check engine light came on flashing the car jersey almost to a ... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving down hwy 60 in Lake Wales, Florida, passing a car at 70 mph. While passing, all of the... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Large Oil consumption (1qt a week). No warning lights, experiencing loss of power, hesitation on acc... |
| Nov 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | KIA OPTIMA 2017 HYBRID. 26K MILEAGE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECOME VERY CLUNKY, CAR JERKS WHEN SH... |
| Sep 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR. IT IS AN LX WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE GDI... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE CAR 61K MILES..BASICALLY THE DEALSHIP IS SAYING THE CAR NEEDS A NEW... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MISSFIRE ON CYLINDER 3, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CODE P0303. AT 34,900 MILES. |