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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid hesitation / surging reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid — roughly 18% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Hesitation / surging reports
18%
share of complaints
91,250 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Optima Hybrid years

2012 Optima Hybrid5
Optima Hybrid hesitation / surging by year →

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 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid report before drawing conclusions.