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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.
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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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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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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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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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 15 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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Seats are horrible & not comfortable
Luz Mendoza, 10/27/2015
updated 05/03/2016
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
13 of 19 people found this review helpful
The back seats are so laid back you cannot straighten yourself up. The passenger front seat is so low that you feel like you are sitting in a pod. If someone is seated behind this seat you cannot move it back either. So most time your knees are touching the glove compartment. It is exceptionally good with gas. All other things are ok in this car.
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No so high-brid
Last hybrid I by from Kia, 09/07/2017
updated 09/16/2019
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
25mpg in the city 33 hwy on the 2016 ex hybrid. Taken it in twice stating poor mpg and was told it's just not broken in yet. I have 10k on it when is it going to break in? Liars!! Update 23k it still don’t get the mileage average around 31 mpg. Battery died and it was a $500 trip at the dealership for the repayment service and they didn’t even reinstall the cover. The batter sits in a camparment in the trunk.
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A great vehicle
Allyboy, 05/09/2020
updated 11/16/2022
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Having lived with this KIA Optima EX for over 3 years I can say "super value for money". Initially I had one very small complaint on the highway where I had to continually correct the steering direction especially noticeable on heavily cambered roads. I had the wheels checked for alignment and discovered (what I thought) was that the front wheels were set with far too much "Toe In". I had our local company subsequently set the Toe In to 0 degrees which completely cured the problem. In approximately 25,000 Km I have detected no abnormal wear on either the front or rear tires and the vehicles drives as if it on rails and goes exactly where directed. The cabin is noticeably quieter than my friends Toyota Camry but that could be due to the tires he is using.
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Comfortable, lasts forever, bad hybrid mpg
John , 08/07/2019
updated 08/10/2020
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2015 hybrid Kia Optima used. Mpg is bad for a hybrid but good for a regular car. Comfortable both in front and back. I’ve put almost 100000 miles on it and it’s still going strong.
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Ex Hybrid FAIL!!!
CAllen, 09/19/2017
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
3 times to the dealership with documented mileage. No support or fix. I get 25mpg in city and about 33 on the hwy. the hybrid doesn't work. It's running mostly off the engine. Dealerships excuses... it's just not broken in yet. I now have 11k miles. FAIL!!! Do not by the hybrid. My sisters non hybrid does just fine at 36/40 mpg
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This thing has 4 wheels and an engine!
Tesh, 03/30/2017
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
8 of 14 people found this review helpful
I don't think KIA knows what the term hybrid means!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can get a 6 cylinder Honda sedan that will give me the same mileage as this junk! Passenger seat feels like your liteally sitting on the floor! you see jack from the seat! The rear view from the drivers seat is a joke as well!
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As advertised
Hasan, 10/24/2018
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I switched to this car because of the mpg.Comming from 93 accord there is a noticable difference in the frequency of gas stops.I drive 300 miles a week to and from work and fill up every 12 days not bad
A hybrid with good styling
Ken, 05/17/2017
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
If you are wanting a hybrid, but don't want the ugly as dog poop Prius, this is a car for you to check out.
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Great ride and look
Nana J , 03/15/2020
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I have owned my 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid since 2016 and I love it. I bought it for its great gas mileage - in town I get 32 to 40 mpg, same on the highway. It does depend how you drive to make the best use of the system. It quickly accesses the highway, and is easy to handle in town. This is the first car I've had with a rear camera and I like it but my mirrors are my go to.
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Good car
Kara, 11/28/2021
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Ive had this car for 2 years. Reliable and good mileage. Usually over 28 in everyday driving and over 35 on highways. Its a good solid pretty car. The passenger seat is annoying how low it is and cannot be lifted. Everything else is great about this car. Very good car. I would buy Kia again.
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Avoid this car like the plague! The mileage
Dean76GP, 05/06/2021
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Everything about this car is fantastic, except for the hybrid powerplant. The mileage is 25 and 33 just like the other reviews stated. That's pitiful for a hybrid and barely better than a standard engine. The car starts moving so slowly that it's dangerous, and often just stumbles until the gas engine starts itself. The electric motor is supposedly 45 HP but it feels more like 20, and it really should be 100 or more. If you want a hybrid buy another brand. If you want an Optima buy the standard version. Save yourself the grief this car has caused me.
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Stay far away from kia
Sammyjo2025, 10/17/2024
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I got new Kia about year ago off dealership and moment I left lot it’s been nothing but trouble. Now it’s currently at dealership with an engine blown due to Kia engine settlement that supposed to be fixed for free. It’s been over 4 weeks no vehicle, but stuck with a car payment on a car I can’t drive and being told the transmission already slipping. I just don’t get how when I took car good car of my car. I will never buy Kia again. I’m not even sure what to do since Kia won’t respond and help me do anything about this whole circumstance. I definitely would have never got this car had I known. I don’t recommend Kia at all.
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Jeff Hoffman, 12/03/2018
2015 Kia Optima Hybrid 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid 6A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
It is a great and affordable price car (60% value of a new car price) automobile with great miles per gallon economy and still 50% warranty coverage.
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