Vehicle profile
Kia Forte
Years: 2014–2024Best EPA combined: 34 MPGComplaints: 4,636Fatal crashes: 1,048
Year-by-year
| Year | Trims | Best MPG | Complaints | Fatal crashes | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 29 | 636 | 42 | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 29 | 636 | 42 | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 30 | 320 | 47 | 148 |
| 2015 | 3 | 30 | 320 | 47 | 148 |
| 2016 | 3 | 30 | 193 | 74 | 307 |
| 2016 | 3 | 30 | 193 | 74 | 307 |
| 2017 | 2 | 32 | 423 | 87 | 633 |
| 2017 | 2 | 32 | 423 | 87 | 633 |
| 2018 | 2 | 28 | 188 | 77 | 388 |
| 2018 | 2 | 28 | 188 | 77 | 388 |
| 2019 | 2 | 34 | 207 | 84 | 599 |
| 2019 | 2 | 34 | 207 | 84 | 599 |
| 2020 | 4 | 33 | 89 | 59 | 843 |
| 2020 | 4 | 33 | 89 | 59 | 843 |
| 2021 | 4 | 33 | 95 | 54 | 1,527 |
| 2021 | 4 | 33 | 95 | 54 | 1,527 |
| 2022 | 3 | 33 | 37 | — | 1,643 |
| 2022 | 3 | 33 | 37 | — | 1,643 |
| 2023 | 3 | 32 | 91 | — | 6,411 |
| 2023 | 3 | 32 | 91 | — | 6,411 |
| 2024 | 3 | 32 | 39 | — | 4,356 |
| 2024 | 3 | 32 | 39 | — | 4,356 |
Reliability
Complaints filed against the Kia Forte with NHTSA's National Complaint Database.
Safety
Fatal-crash counts recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
US market snapshot
How Kia Forte units are configured in the US used-car market right now. Counts are aggregated from 4,147 Cars.com listings observed on . No individual listings are stored — only aggregate counts per facet.
Body style
- sedan99%
- hatchback1%
- coupe0%
Transmission
- Automatic50%
- CVT45%
- manual3%
- unknown2%
Condition
- used86%
- Certified pre-owned14%
- new0%
Mileage distribution
10k20k30k40k50k60k70k80k90k100k150k200k250k
Source: Cars.com inventory facets, aggregated counts only.