Kia Forte

Common Forte problems

Across 10 model years (2015–2024), the Kia Forte carries 16 recall campaigns, one of them an urgent do-not-drive or park-outside order. Owners have filed 1,080 complaints with NHTSA, which has opened 2 investigations. Crash-test ratings cover 10 of 10 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalised by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Report link
2024	0	23	Report
2023	3	56	Report
2022	1	25	Report
2021	2	67	Report
2020	0	71	Report
2019	2	146	Report
2018	3	134	Report
2017	3	300	Report
2016	1	0	Report
2015	1	258	Report

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