2017 Kia Forte: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 422 complaints
422
Total Complaints
36,650mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
38
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

16,103 25th Percentile
36,650 Median Mileage
75,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
141
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
38
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
29
AIR BAGS
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
15
POWER TRAIN
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
STEERING
9

Severity Assessment

38
Crashes
14
Fires
36
Injuries
6
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE HAD MY 2017 KIA FORTE FOR 3 MONTHS AND IN THE VEEY BEGINNING IT DROVE FINE. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BECOME VERY SLUGGISH AND BECAME INCREASINGLY HARD TO ACCELERATE. I NOTICED IT BUT BRUSHED IT OFF. THIS PAST WEEKEND I LET SOMEONE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW HARD IT WAS TO ACCELERA..."
"VOLUME BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL VOLUME UP TURNS VOLUME DOWN, MUTE BUTTON TURNS VOLUME UP."
"MY 2017 KIA FORTE S HAS FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM (FCWS) AND AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FCWS DOES NOT WORK IN THAT IT DOES NOT WARN ME OF IMPENDING COLLISION HAZZARDS. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE AEBS WORKS AS THE FCWS TRIGGERS THAT SYSTEM. KIA TECHS HAVE NOT SHOWN ME THAT IT WORKS..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28