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2015 Kia Forte engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 162 complaints for the 2015 Kia Forte, 50% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
162 50% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 88 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 16
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2015 Kia Forte Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 21 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 88 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles21
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 88 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 16 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia forte. While driving at an unknown speed, smoke appeared under the hood. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the road shoulder. The contact unlatched the hood and found flames under the hood. The contact stated that someone stopped and assisted with a fire extinguisher and was able to extinguish the fire. The fire department and local police arrived and a police report was filed. The fire department did not determine the origin of the fire.

Reported at 37,000 miles, June 2018 Fire

I was driving on highway 8 in san diego,ca and I heard a loud rattling noise, the check engine light lit up and the engine died and I was lucky to be able to coast the car to the shoulder of the freeway. I had it towed to my kia dealership in el cajon, ca. They looked at it and told me my engine seized and the engine was blown. I bought this car 11 months ago as a cpo and it is within the warranty of 10 yrs/100,000 miles. I've only put 21,000 miles on it.

Reported at 70,000 miles, July 2018

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