Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Kia optima has 46 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
46
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V539000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Optima vehicles equipped with Gamma 1.6L Turbo-GDI or Theta II 2.0L Turbo-GDI engines. A software ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Our car paint started peeling out of no where and very bad. I just found out that it is a manufactur... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Even after regular oil changes car requires an additional 4 bottles of oil every 2 weeks. Now the ca... |
| Jan 13, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The paint is bubbling and falling off in spots. This is ruining our trade-in value. The dealer says ... |
| Dec 27, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Paint peeling off hood. |
| Dec 1, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | After routine maintenance replacing the valve cover gasket, the low pressure GDI fuel line developed... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2019 Kia Optima EX - 59,000 miles - car miss fires and shakes on start. After a few seconds the car... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While I was drive these warning lights came on as you in the picture there are no signs of a crash. ... |
| Apr 20, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I own a 2019 kia that is garage low milage 35,757 when not driving. the paint had a spot of paint mi... |
| Mar 23, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | HAD CAR FOR 2 AND 1/2 YEARS STARTING ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH OIL LEAKING ISSUE... |
| Jan 21, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | It was snowing and an icy day Jan. 21 in Atlanta, Georgia. I was driving on Buford Spring Connector ... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On October 30th 2024, I purchased a 2019 Kia Optima from San Diego Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. On Nove... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Forward collision Avoidance assist system - warning comes on, was told the hydraulic electrical cont... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Under normal operating conditions all sensors malfunctioned causing all abs systems to stop working. |
| Mar 10, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Our 2019 Kia Optima has now stalled twice at a stop light in the past year. When it happens, we're ... |
| Mar 3, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Clear coat paint is peeling rapidly on the driver side door. This is the only affected area and this... |
| Mar 2, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I like kids however I purchased a Kia used in 2021, I started to notice that all consumption was goi... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle safety immobilizer is not present as a result vehicle cannot be insured in the state of ct |
| Nov 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I currently have 119500 miles on my 2019 Kia Optima. I am losing oil somewhere between oil changes, ... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The morning of 9/26/2023 as I was driving on the freeway road and I experienced an intermittent redu... |
| Sep 23, 2023 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On March 2022 Forward Collision Warning System, Blind Spot Warning System, ABS braking System and ot... |