The Lemon Index$390 middle bill · most between $350 and $600
Lower than the $590 middle bill owners of all 74 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 75,000 miles (5 reports).
Kia Optima owners reported paying a median of $390 for a airbag module and clock spring replacement, with the middle half of bills between $350 and $600. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50060%
- $500–$1,00040%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 Kia Optima1too few for a middle
- 2011 Kia Optima1too few for a middle
- 2012 Kia Optima1too few for a middle
- 2013 Kia Optima2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2.4 Theta II · Theta II 2.0 turbo (G4KH)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Kia Optima reliability by year
- Airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Kia Optima owners reported
Engine replacement (48) · Brake repair (7) · Steering column repair (7) · Wiring harness repair (6) · Car battery replacement (5) · Fuel pump replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11244232, 11170383, 11144815, 11005463, 10887876.
Quick answers
How much does airbag module and clock spring replacement cost on a Kia Optima?
Kia Optima owners reported a median of $390, and the middle half paid $350 to $600, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Kia Optima airbag module and clock spring replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Kia Optima middle bill of $390 is lower than the $590 owners of all 74 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Kia Optima repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.