10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 11
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,963 miles

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2013 Kia Optima body / paint problems

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2013 Kia Optima Owner Comments (Page 3 of 6)

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problem #66

Jun 232022

Optima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Paint is chipping all over the car hood, trunk side of window, etc. Estimate have bee sent and pictures. Had problem april2021. And had hood painted now it is doing it again

- Dyersburg, TN, USA

problem #65

Apr 012022

Optima

  • miles
I have a 2013 Kia Optima with pearl white paint. My paint has significantly chipped away on multiple parts of the body including the roof, side of drivers side windshield, and the drivers side body. This chipping is due to a paint defect during the manufacturing process and the entire car needs to be repainted.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #64

Jun 012018

Optima

  • miles
Exterior Paint Pearl White Kia. Started with small specks all over the entire car around 2018/2019. Last week inches came off with out me noticing since I washed my car three weeks ago. Peeling very fast only has 56,000 miles on it. -??Dealer included Paint protection-?? Have only just begun my research. I have all my purchasing paper work and Maintenace. Bubbling indicates Latent defect, online everyone is starting to post paint problems with the same year. I have paint tearing under my trunk hood. The whole thing needs to be replaced. For having only 56,000 miles on my car it should not have this damage nor should I feel embarrassed about my car. I was not told if and when anything expired before 10years. I have prof of interior and exterior paint protected added and have it in hand.

- Fayetteville, GA, USA

problem #63

Jun 012020

Optima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My paint is pealing in a number of locations on my car. Trunk, hood rails and hood. Car has been very we-??ll maintained. I am aware of many others having this same issue.

- Rumfordrumford , ME, USA

problem #62

Apr 202022

Optima

  • miles
My paint has been chipping really bad. Also I had a few recalls taken care of at modesto Kia once I got my vehicle back and drove it back home (about an hour and a half away) I started smelling something burning, I looked under the hood and couldn't find anything wrong so then a few days later I smelled the same thing but this time I heard a loud pop I got out and noticed my fog light had shattered, and the housing is completely burned. So now my fog lights won't work and I have to make sure the fog lights are turned off because I don't want there to be power going to the loose wires, the head lights get extremely hot to the touch the fog light got so hot it burned a hole through the bumper. Then about two weeks ago the airbag light turned on and it won't turn off, I did some research and found out that when the air bag light is on there is a huge chance the airbags won't deploy. I have a baby so I really hope that isn't the case, because if a hair on his head gets harmed because of Kia I will be suing.

- Tuolumne , CA, USA

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problem #61

Oct 232019

Optima

  • miles
Paint is chipping everywhere. Snow White pearl

- Columbia, MO, USA

problem #60

Mar 172022

Optima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Paint chipping off on various spots of the vehicle

- Toms River, NJ, USA

problem #59

Apr 032020

Optima

  • miles
Moved my vehicle from California to New York and when the temperature reached around 30 degree's i noticed that that paint would begin to bubble and flake off. Since i have owned the vehicle the vehicle has not been in a location where temperatures reach below 55 degree's. since I relocated to NY for the past 2 years I have had consistent issues with paint flaking and chipping off my vehicle once temperatures go below 30 degree's.

- Plainview , NY, USA

problem #58

Feb 132019

Optima

  • miles
The car's paint is comiming off

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #57

Feb 182022

Optima

  • miles
Basically my paint just started peeling off in spots I have pictures and video showing the paint just come off as we blow on

- Bay City, TX, USA

problem #56

Feb 132022

Optima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The paint on my white 2013 Kia Optima is starting to flake off on the hood and the passenger side rear door.

- Farmington, NM, USA

problem #55

Jan 012021

Optima

  • miles
My paint is peeling all over my car. I-??ve stored it in a garage and kept very good care of it, but it keeps getting worse.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #54

Jun 062021

Optima

  • miles
The body paint is delaminating and coming off so fast. Every auto body shop I go to says its a manufacturer error. This isn-??t okay. I know many other kia optima cars doing that same for the same year. I have many pictures to provide. I shouldn-??t have to pay for a new paint job when it was a manufacturing error.

- Sun Valley, CA, USA

problem #53

Oct 062020

Optima

  • miles
Paint on car is chipping away little by little. Has been ongoing for a while now & rust spots are starting to pop up around the car. I-??ve had the car detailed waxed and sealed and still continues to get worse. Was told by a body shop that the paint was not done right from the beginning

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #52

Jan 022020

Optima

  • miles
All my paint on my WHITE Kia is coming off. So many white Kia-??s are having This problem.

- Chino, CA, USA

problem #51

Nov 132020

Optima

  • miles
A year ago, the paint started falling off of the roof rails on my 2013 Kia Optima. It is continuing to peel away. The color I have is Snow White Pearl. I have contacted my dealership and have been told that there is only a 3 year, 36,000 mile warranty on the paint and since I am outside of those parameters, there is nothing they can do for me. I have also taken it to a body shop to find out about repainting the areas and get an estimate for having the work done.

- Township Of Washington, NJ, USA

problem #50

Dec 142021

Optima

  • miles
Out of no where the paint began peeling in large flakes while going down the road. At first it was small pieces then progressively began to be larger pieces. When I washed it, even more came off on multiple locations on the vehicle. Noticed blistering all over after further review.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #49

Oct 012018

Optima

  • miles
2013 KIA Optima Pearl White paint began chipping and flaking exposing bare metal to rust and corrosion.

- Bellflower , CA, USA

problem #48

Jun 012018

Optima

  • miles
I bought my pearl Kia Optima in 2013 and the paint started chipping in 2018 or so. It started on the side by the windows, then my hood, then it went with the top portion of the vehicle (now rusty) then it began in the trunk area. It gets worse when the weather changes to cold temperatures or rain.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #47

Jan 012018

Optima

  • miles
The paint on my car is chipping off. It is a Snow White pearl and I read online that this is very common for Kia-??s with this color of paint.

- Visalia, CA, USA

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