Model overview · 13 published model years
Kia Forte complaints by model year
Compare published NHTSA complaint evidence across Kia Forte model years. Each signal is benchmarked within that year's same-segment, same-era cohort, so it is not a mechanical failure rate or complete reliability score.
13
Published model-year records
2,458
Matched complaint incidents
2017
Highest signal in this published set
6.5
Signal for that model year
Model-year records · newest first
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2023Forte2021 to 2025 compact sedan3.3interval 2.2 to 5.356matched incidents2021Forte2019 to 2023 compact sedan2.4interval 1.5 to 3.167matched incidents2020Forte2018 to 2022 compact sedan1.7interval 1.4 to 2.671matched incidents2019Forte2017 to 2021 compact sedan3.3interval 2.4 to 4.1146matched incidents2018Forte2016 to 2020 compact sedan2.3interval 1.5 to 2.8134matched incidents2017Forte2015 to 2019 compact sedan6.5interval 5.8 to 7.3300matched incidents2016Forte2014 to 2018 compact sedan0.4interval 0.4 to 0.9132matched incidents2015Forte2013 to 2017 compact sedan3.1interval 2.1 to 4.4258matched incidents2014Forte2012 to 2016 compact sedan6.4interval 5.6 to 6.9437matched incidents2013Forte2011 to 2015 compact sedan1.4interval 1.1 to 1.9195matched incidents2012Forte2010 to 2014 compact sedan2.7interval 2.4 to 3.2289matched incidents2011Forte2009 to 2013 compact sedan1.2interval 0.7 to 1.5152matched incidents2010Forte2008 to 2012 compact sedan2.7interval 2.4 to 3.6221matched incidents
How to read this: a higher complaint signal means that model year has a louder complaint record relative to its peer cohort. It does not establish overall reliability, ownership cost, or a recommendation to avoid that year.
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Browse NHTSA complaint-signal records with visible sample sizes, intervals, and limitations. The current data snapshot is dated 2026-07-19.