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 3,317
Model-year brochures (6)

Model-year reference; equipment varies by market and trim. This is not a VIN build sheet. Browse library

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 2.4L 4-cylinder 2001–2021 4 models 69
Kia 2.0L 4-cylinder 2016–2020 9 models 51

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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

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Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2015 4 1,019 Engine, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2016 5 758 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2017 3 303 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2018 2 476 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2019 1 616 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2020 0 145 Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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