Kia Optima

Made 2002–2023 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)

First-time pass

67.5%

±2.2 pp

n = 1,766

Annual mileage (median)

15,059 km

km per year, between two inspections

Odometer inconsistencies

1.9%

cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Major or dangerous defects

32.5%

share of inspections with that verdict

n = 1,766

67.5% of Kia Optima cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,766, all years of manufacture). 559 Kia Optima cars are registered in Lithuania (0.0% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 9.4 years. Of the 7 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2018 do best (78.1%) and those made in 2013 worst (54.8%). A typical one covers 15,059 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval

Chart data: Kia Optima: Pass rate by year of manufacture
Year	First-time pass	95 % CI
2012	58.7%	52.8–64.2%
2013	54.8%	49.3–60.2%
2014	69.3%	61.9–75.8%
2015	68.1%	61.5–74.2%
2016	72.9%	66.6–78.4%
2017	77.3%	71.8–82.1%
2018	78.1%	70.9–84.0%
2019	73.7%	64.0–81.5%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line

Chart data: Kia Optima: Mileage by age
Age	p25	p50	p75
3 yrs	45,077 km	63,170 km	95,268 km
4 yrs	50,632 km	76,975 km	145,664 km
5 yrs	75,414 km	103,971 km	139,985 km
6 yrs	85,286 km	130,930 km	177,674 km
7 yrs	101,666 km	133,270 km	174,680 km
8 yrs	116,311 km	154,036 km	197,813 km
9 yrs	128,849 km	164,179 km	202,394 km
10 yrs	136,980 km	176,191 km	216,865 km
11 yrs	145,660 km	180,206 km	235,086 km

CO (petrol, idle)

0.00%

1.8% over the limit · n = 652

Smoke opacity (diesel)

0.06 m⁻¹

1.1% over the limit · n = 877

Inspection verdicts

Kia Optima, n = 1,766

Chart data: Kia Optima: Inspection verdicts
	%
No defects	34.7%
Minor defects	32.8%
Major defects	32.4%
Dangerous defects	0.1%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01

Cars registered

559

allowed in traffic

Fleet share

0.0%

of registered passenger cars

Age of cars registered

9.4 yrs

median since first registration

Electric share

0.0%

battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered

Chart data: Kia Optima: Registered, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	60.5%
Petrol	23.3%
Petrol + LPG	1.6%
Petrol hybrid	14.3%
Other	0.4%

Inspected

Chart data: Kia Optima: Inspected, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	54.9%
Petrol	27.9%
Petrol + LPG	3.4%
Petrol hybrid	13.6%
Other	0.1%

Kia Optima: Fuel: registered vs inspected
Fuel	Registered	Inspected
Diesel	60.5%	54.9%
Petrol	23.3%	27.9%
Petrol + LPG	1.6%	3.4%
Petrol hybrid	14.3%	13.7%
Other	0.4%	0.1%

Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.

By year of manufacture

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By year of manufacture
Year	n	First-time pass	Interval
2023	n = 2 · too few	—	—
2020	n = 23 · too few	—	—
2019	95	73.7%	64.0–81.5%
2018 full stats	151	78.1%	70.9–84.0%
2017 full stats	256	77.3%	71.8–82.1%
2016 full stats	214	72.9%	66.6–78.4%
2015 full stats	204	68.1%	61.5–74.2%
2014 full stats	166	69.3%	61.9–75.8%
2013 full stats	312	54.8%	49.3–60.2%
2012 full stats	283	58.7%	52.8–64.2%
2011	n = 15 · too few	—	—
2010	n = 2 · too few	—	—
2006	n = 6 · too few	—	—
2004	n = 10 · too few	—	—
2003	n = 2 · too few	—	—
2002	n = 2 · too few	—	—

Kia Optima

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Mileage by age

Inspection verdicts

Registered fleet

Fuel: registered vs inspected

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