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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5XXGT4L31KG••••••2019 Kia OPTIMA
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2019 Kia OPTIMA build (13 vs 7).
13on this build
211on the model
32builds in total
2involved a crash
2involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 6Forward Collision Avoidance 3Electrical System 2Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireApr 2026
The contact owned a 2019 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 60 MPH, she noticed there was smoke emerging from the engine. The driver pulled over safely. But was alerted by a good Samaritan who ran across four lanes of traffic to extinguish the…
Electrical SystemfireSep 2022
This car was equipped with the theta ll engine and I believe that’s what caused it because it was an electrical smoldering. The car has been signed over to the insurance company, it was totaled. If this had happened 30 minutes sooner, I would have been burned. Me and my daughter…
Forward Collision AvoidancecrashNov 2021
The forward collision system failed in my Kia 2019 optima. I was driving and the lights come on the forward collision lights and the engine turned off I had no control over the vehicle I couldn't even turn the wheel. It turned right on its own and threw me up on a bank and I…
Air BagscrashOct 2019
I was rear ended on the freeway. Traffic came to a complete stop, but the car behind me was going 40-50mph and did not stop in time and rear ended me and pushed me into the vehicle in front of me. My airbags did not deploy
Unknown Or OtherMar 2026
Even after regular oil changes car requires an additional 4 bottles of oil every 2 weeks. Now the car is jumping and having a misfire
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5XXGT4L31KG312624 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.