The Lemon Index$964 middle bill · most between $900 and $1,000
About the same as the $915 middle bill owners of all 132 models reported.
2011–2013 Kia Optima
Kia Optima owners reported paying a median of $964 for a fuel pump replacement, with the middle half of bills between $900 and $1,000. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00060%
- $1,000–$2,50040%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2011 Kia Optima1too few for a middle
- 2012 Kia Optima1too few for a middle
- 2013 Kia Optima3$900 middle bill
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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0087 P0191. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Kia Optima reliability by year
- Fuel pump 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) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (5) · Car battery 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): 11413311, 11361608, 11315513, 11172469, 10859776.
Quick answers
How much does fuel pump replacement cost on a Kia Optima?
Kia Optima owners reported a median of $964, and the middle half paid $900 to $1,000, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Kia Optima fuel pump replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Kia Optima middle bill of $964 is about the same as the $915 owners of all 132 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.