Kia Optima

Kia Optima — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Kia Optima

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation	Facelift	Price today	Units for sale	Recalls	Complaints
Generation 1 2015–2020	—	$9,984–$14,220	2,964	15	3,008

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Optima

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine	Years in this model	Also used in	VIN builds ⓘ
Kia 2.0L 4-cylinder	2016–2020	9 models	25

About the Kia Optima

The Kia K5, formerly known as the Kia Optima, is a mid-size car manufactured by Kia since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used in Europe and Canada when sales began there in 2002. For the second-generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze and Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States, Canada, Malaysia and the Middle East, where the Optima name was retained until the 2021 model year.

The K5 name is used for all markets since the introduction of the fifth generation in 2019.

Source: Wikipedia — Kia K5, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year	Units for sale	Median price	Vs newest	Avg mileage
2015	476	$9,984	70%	101,105 mi
2016	584	$10,000	70%	100,494 mi
2017	315	$10,980	77%	96,522 mi
2018	519	$11,990	84%	94,147 mi
2019	430	$13,550	95%	85,346 mi
2020	640	$14,220	100%	81,899 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated July 7, 2026.

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Most reported
2015	4	1,009	Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2016	5	749	Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2017	3	48	Engine, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2018	2	466	Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2019	1	598	Engine, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2020	0	138	Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

For sale right now

2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $14,995 · 47,477 mi · Old Forge, PA
2016 Kia Optima GL — $8,500 · 83,185 mi · Whitehall, PA
2015 Kia Optima GL(Middle-low grade) — $6,995 · 155,409 mi · Vandergrift, PA
2015 Kia Optima GLS / JSL / TAX (Middle Grade) — $10,995 · 74,970 mi · Whitehall, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $11,200 · 64,394 mi · McKeesport, PA
2017 Kia Optima LX/LX Conv/LX Conv Plus/1.6T LX/1.6T LX Tech — $9,883 · 96,315 mi · Butler, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $12,995 · 94,869 mi · Reading, PA
2018 Kia Optima EX — $10,995 · 105,869 mi · Whitehall, PA
2016 Kia Optima GL — $11,995 · 9,204 mi · Birdsboro, PA
2015 Kia Optima GL - Middle-low — $9,508 · 98,048 mi · Wexford, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $16,550 · 41,878 mi · Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Kia Optima SXL — $11,999 · 121,302 mi · Mechanicsburg, PA
2016 Kia Optima GL — $8,595 · 118,820 mi · New Castle, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $14,999 · 77,124 mi · Cherryville, PA
2016 Kia Optima GLS, JSL — $15,480 · 62,725 mi · Meadville, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $9,499 · 120,141 mi · Allentown, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $9,970 · 114,002 mi · Pittsburgh, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $12,500 · 96,108 mi · Reading, PA
2016 Kia Optima GL — $8,500 · 88,747 mi · Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Kia Optima EX — $12,384 · 86,256 mi · Camp Hill, PA
2015 Kia Optima GL - Middle-low — $4,595 · 175,635 mi · Hatboro, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $14,865 · 68,069 mi · Meadville, PA
2015 Kia Optima GLS / JSL / TAX (Middle Grade) — $9,500 · 69,200 mi · Somerset, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $21,095 · 45,293 mi · Allentown, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $14,220 · 55,352 mi · New Castle, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $12,235 · 93,614 mi · DuBois, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $14,529 · 72,094 mi · Glenolden, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $10,449 · 102,670 mi · Larksville, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $8,500 · 138,080 mi · Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Kia Optima Hybrid Base — $10,988 · 79,575 mi · West Mifflin, PA
2015 Kia Optima GL(Middle-low grade) — $5,500 · 163,755 mi · Harrisburg, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $13,485 · 79,940 mi · Covington, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $9,700 · 116,052 mi · Lebanon, PA
2016 Kia Optima GL — $9,600 · 75,027 mi · Lebanon, PA
2016 Kia Optima GLS, JSL — $10,999 · 107,677 mi · Nazareth, PA
2019 Kia Optima SXL — $12,499 · 131,148 mi · Irwin, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $12,900 · 90,300 mi · Waynesboro, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $15,995 · 43,649 mi · Girard, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $10,476 · 102,795 mi · Warminster, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $12,695 · 79,543 mi · New Oxford, PA
2018 Kia Optima LX — $7,700 · 131,171 mi · Harleysville, PA
2018 Kia Optima SXL — $19,991 · 22,775 mi · Greensburg, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $13,998 · 109,832 mi · Langhorne, PA
2017 Kia Optima Hybrid EX — $14,285 · 87,796 mi · Chambersburg, PA
2019 Kia Optima LX, S — $14,047 · 64,715 mi · Philadelphia, PA
2015 Kia Optima GLS / JSL / TAX (Middle Grade) — $8,679 · 111,711 mi · York, PA
2020 Kia Optima LX, S, SE — $12,444 · 77,488 mi · Easton, PA
2019 Kia Optima SX — $18,289 · 58,465 mi · York, PA