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2012 Kia Optima Hybrid clunking / rattling reports

17 NHTSA complaints describe clunks, knocks and rattles on the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid — roughly 16% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Clunking / rattling reports
16%
share of complaints
96,000 mi
median mileage in clunking / rattling reports (17 with odometer)

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid report before drawing conclusions.