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Used 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid Consumer Reviews

3.5 out of 5 stars
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2016 Optima Hybrid, so we've included reviews for other years of the Optima Hybrid since its last redesign.

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4 out of 5 stars

Love the seats

Jim, 11/06/2015
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful

I have sat in both the front and back seats and I there great. I have a bad neck and on long drives my neck never bothers me. This is coming from a man that traded in a Cadillac for the hybrid. The mileage is exactly what the review say, a bit lower than other of the same size, especially in colder weather. Overall though I am very happy with the car

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5 out of 5 stars

Love the 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid (even more than th

Tod Bowermaster, 04/14/2017
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

They changed the interior in the 2017. They did improve the comfort of the seats/headrest, but for me, they went backwards in terms of the interior styling- very bland and generic.

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5 out of 5 stars

Best Deal and pleasent suprize

David, 05/19/2017
updated 11/22/2019
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful

Bought new and got an awesome deal, love the car more than I thought and so have the people who have ridden in it.

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4 out of 5 stars

Kia Hybrid is poor man’s hybrid

B Lucas, 04/25/2018
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Couple of things.. passenger seat is terribly low, radio has terrible sound, lighting is bad on instrument panel (red lights don’t show up well), seat track breaks every 20,000 miles. Mileage is effected by weather, lower mpg in cold weather. Hybrid gearing is dangerous. Starts with little hp In first gear. Slow to speed up.

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1 out of 5 stars

Only thing good is warranty

Josh, 08/22/2017
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful

Car does not get anywhere near advertised mileage, it varies depending on which gas station you use. but my V8 Mustang GT gets better mileage on the highway. The taillights fill with moisture all the time, had them replaced 8 times still do it. The trunk comes open when it wants, the bluetooth does not sync have the time. Worst of all is resell paid 36k after 10k miles it is worth $16,500 should have never switched from Toyota

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