2023 Kia Forte: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 87 complaints
87
Total Complaints
27,500mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,750 25th Percentile
27,500 Median Mileage
34,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
7
ENGINE
7
SUSPENSION
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
POWER TRAIN
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
3

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
7
Fires
6
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Good morning, I want to report extreme safety concerns about my KIA Forte GT - Line 2023.When I first came home with the car days later the car shut off in the middle of the street while driving just one house up from my house. I attempted to turn it back on and the car would not turn back on and i..."
"Good morning, I want to report extreme safety concerns about my KIA Forte GT - Line 2023.When I first came home with the car days later the car shut off in the middle of the street while driving just one house up from my house. I attempted to turn it back on and the car would not turn back on and i..."
"Good morning, I want to report extreme safety concerns about my KIA Forte GT - Line 2023.When I first came home with the car days later the car shut off in the middle of the street while driving just one house up from my house. I attempted to turn it back on and the car would not turn back on and i..."

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