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Used 2019 Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Optimal comfort

Sarah Graham, McHenry, IL, 02/02/2019
updated 02/08/2021
Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
47 of 48 people found this review helpful

I have owned 2 kia's previously (Optima and Sorento EX), and my daughter has owned 2, (Sportage and Optima). I can say that my recent purchase of the 2019 Kia Optima S is the best by far. A luxury car with an affordable price. It has all the latest tech upgrades and the smoothest ride ever. I got every option I have always wanted in a car for an excellent price....I coudn't be more ecstatic. Very visually pleasing, remarkably comfortable, and exceeding my expectations in every way!

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3 out of 5 stars

Nice car, but doesn't run well

R. Freeman , Albemarle, NC, 01/25/2021
Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful

We have had several problems. Car is burning oil, AC is messed up, horrible grinding noise when taking off on hills and the engine knocks. The dealership is aware of these problems, but nothing has been done yet. Got a second opinion and still nothing.

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Mad as hell

Mad , Southgate, MI, 01/18/2021
Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful

I bought this car brand new and it has been in the shop so many times over the same any issues knock sensor keeps going out on it you can be doing 70 miles on the turnpike and all the sudden the car drops to 12 and then drops even a 5 and then starts knocking the car back and forth this car has been a nightmare

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4 out of 5 stars

Road Noise-STILL!!! 2nd. Review

Willie G., Spring Hill, FL, 08/18/2019
updated 02/22/2022
Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful

2019 Kia Optima S. Have 18" low-profile tires and lots of road noise! Switched to expensive tires and the noise calmed down a bit. Still sounds like driving on pebbles most of the time. Owned 2 Optimas previously. A 2013 and 2018. Pretty quite ride in both vehicles. They had 16" and 17" Touring tires. These 18" tires are high-performance tires. Don't need them on a Optima 4-dr. sedan. My ace mechanic took car for a ride. He said its definitely the tires, and why do I have low-profile high-performance tires on the car. The tires are made for speed and sporty handling. Well, I can't afford to change the tires again because you have to change the wheel size too. Kia helped me put better tires on the car when I switched them out. So here we are-nothing has changed as far as rode noise is concerned. I was also told that high performance tires have a different pattern in the center of the tire for traction. Also these tires do not absorb the road noise like a touring tire. I can wait till the tires need to be replaced or until we purchase a new car again. Anybody else having the same problem?? August 19, 2020

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5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE MY KIA!

Dwayne Wells, Atlanta, GA, 04/16/2020
Kia Optima S 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Thai car for the price is such a incredible value! I had a 2015 optima and traded it in on my 2019. The car has so many features, great fuel economy, cheap to insure, maintain and I put a set of 20's on mine and its turns heads, and earns front row parking with the valet! lol I've owned BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes, and even Lexus! But I looooove my Kia a lot more

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