Kia Forte by model year

3,652 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Kia Forte across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Kia Forte

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2010	317
2011	215
2012	407
2013	272
2014	651
2015	327
2016	205
2017	436
2018	190
2019	221
2020	107
2021	99
2022	45
2023	110
2024	49

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2024	49	Engine (16%)		26 to 34	4 stars
2023	110	Steering (16%)	3	26 to 34	4 stars
2022	45	Engine (13%)	1	26 to 35	4 stars
2021	99	Engine (22%)	2	28 to 35	4 stars
2020	107	Engine (22%)		28 to 35	4 stars
2019	221	Drivetrain & axles (21%)	2	31 to 35	4 stars
2018	190	Engine (33%)	3	25 to 32	5 stars
2017	436	Engine (37%)	3	25 to 32	5 stars
2016	205	Engine (33%)	1	24 to 30	5 stars
2015	327	Engine (50%)	1	24 to 30	5 stars
2014	651	Engine (34%)	3	24 to 29	4 stars
2013	272	Engine (40%)	5	26 to 30	4 stars
2012	407	Engine (41%)	4	26 to 30	4 stars
2011	215	Engine (22%)	3	26 to 30	4 stars
2010	317	Engine (26%)	3	26 to 30