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2015 Kia Optima airbags problems

The 2015 Kia Optima has 26 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Airbags complaints

2%

Share of year

12

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Optima airbags complaints by model year67 complaints2001: 31 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 19 complaints2004: 26 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 46 complaints2007: 67 complaints2008: 58 complaints2009: 28 complaints2010: 17 complaints2011: 30 complaints2012: 48 complaints2013: 61 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 26 complaints2016: 23 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 8 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 7 complaints
Optima airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2015 Kia Optima have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2015 Kia Optima airbags — 2% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.