View all Kia reviews

All the latest information on Kia's Optima range. Read expert and owner Kia Optima reviews, including full performance figures, running costs, practicality, safety and handling statistics and options data. Browse the photo gallery and get accurate pricing for any Kia Optima.

Plus, get a great deal on new or used Kia Optima cars for sale.

Older reviews

Saloon (2 reviews)

2016 - 2019

  • Kia's big saloon is a used-car bargain, but not fashionable

    Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5
    Used price: £3,885 - £15,090
    PROS
    • Lots of kit as standard
    • Impressive ride quality
    • Excellent reliability, long warranty
    CONS
    • Not exciting to drive
    • Bland interior
    • Boot smaller than rivals
    Read full review

2012 - 2015

  • Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5
    Used price: £1,689 - £7,113
    PROS
    • Stylish
    • Frugal
    • Good grip
    • Long warranty
    • Strong projected residuals
    CONS
    • Overly firm ride
    • Poor steering feeling
    • A few cheap-looking interior plastics
    Read full review

Estate (1 review)

2016 - 2019

Latest news

  • Best hybrid SUVs: Lexus NX front three quarter driving, grey paint, British country road

    The best hybrid SUVs 2024

    UK motorists love big SUVs, but legislators are doing their darnedest to stamp them off the roads by introducing ever-tightening emissions regulations and chargeable low-emission zones. The purpose? To try...

  • Best family SUV 2024

    The best family SUVs in 2024

    Families and lifestyles come in all shapes and sizes and so cars do too. Sports Utility Vehicles, better known as SUVs, can give such families a level of comfort and...

  • The Puma is one of the best-driving small cars of any sort.

    Top 10 bestselling cars in the UK

    April is traditionally a quiet month in the UK new car market, the dust settling after the number plate change in March. Even so, volumes remained healthy with well over...

  • VW Arteon

    Low-tax company cars coming soon

    With BIK tax rates set to increase once again as we move into the new tax year, a number of low-tax models stand out at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Heading...