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Kia Optima

Old
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Kia Optima

Build Dates

Nov 2015 - Sep 2020

On Sale Dates

Nov 2015 - Sep 2020

Applies To

All variants

Vehicle Type

Medium Car

Engine/Fuel Type

Petrol / diesel vehicles

Price Bracket

Under $35,000

Rating Year/Datestamp

2015

ANCAP Safety Rating

Rating Expires

N/A

ANCAP Safety
Tested
2015

The tested model of Kia Optima was introduced in Australia and New Zealand in November 2015. Slight upgrades were introduced to Optima models built from March 2018. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all variants.

Dual frontal, side chest and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags are standard. Adaptive cruise control (ACC), autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and lane support systems (LSS) are standard on all Optima variants.

A full list of safety features and technologies can be viewed within the Technical Report (see download link).

Assessment Scores

ANCAP Safety
Adult Occupant Protection
88%
33.5 out of 38
ANCAP Safety
Child Occupant Protection
86%
42.5 out of 49
ANCAP Safety
Pedestrian Protection
67%
24.3 out of 36
ANCAP Safety
Safety Assist
74%
9.6 out of 13

Safety Assist Technologies

AEB - City
Standard on all variants
AEB - Interurban
Standard on all variants
AEB - VRU
Standard on all variants
AEB - Junction
Not available on any variant
AEB - Backover
Not available on any variant
LSS
Not available on base variant
Kia Optima (Nov 2015 – onwards) frontal offset test at 64km/h
Kia Optima (Nov 2015 – onwards) full width test at 50km/h
Kia Optima (Nov 2015 – onwards) pole test at 29km/h
Kia Optima (Nov 2015 – onwards) autonomous emergency braking test