Kia Motor Forte - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Kia Motor Forte owners have reported a total of 3,566 problems for their cars built in the 16 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Kia Motor Forte. The 2014 Kia Motor Forte cars have the most problems reported (631 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Kia Motor Forte

Model Year Number of Problems
  2024 Forte
38
  2023 Forte
86
  2022 Forte
37
  2021 Forte
93
  2020 Forte
98
  2019 Forte
209
  2018 Forte
185
  2017 Forte
423
  2016 Forte
196
  2015 Forte
319
  2014 Forte
631
  2013 Forte
291
  2012 Forte
413
  2011 Forte
223
  2010 Forte
323
  2009 Forte
1

🔍 Common problems of Kia Motor Forte

The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for Kia Motor Forte cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,179 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (328 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Kia Motor Forte

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
1,179
  Equipment
328
  Electrical System
312
  Air Bag
294
  Service Brakes
220
  Power Train
216
  Exterior Lighting
174
  Steering
159
  Other Fuel System
122
  Vehicle Speed Control
105
   
  Structure
83
  Wheel
60
  Seat Belt
59
  Forward Collision Avoidance
48
  Tire
39
  Visibility
33
  Electronic Stability Control
33
  Suspension
32
  Lane Departure
22
  Seats
18
  Latches/locks/linkage
11
  Back Over Prevention
5
  Gasoline Fuel System
4
  Traction Control System
3
  Firerelated
2
 
2
  Air Brake
2
  Unknown Or Other
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Kia Motor Forte of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Forte model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Kia Motor Forte model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Forte Model Years

Forte
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 3775,1604    
0.12
  2021 93123,2295    
0.15
  2020 9889,0776    
0.18
  2019 209101,1687    
0.30
  2018 18584,8308    
0.27
  2017 423130,4789    
0.36
  2016 196104,98010    
0.19
  2015 31990,09811    
0.32
  2014 63186,68412    
0.61
  2013 29153,08313    
0.42
  2012 41372,96114    
0.40
  2011 22352,25015    
0.28
  2010 32398,28916    
0.21

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Kia Motor Forte is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2024 Forte
15
  2023 Forte
44
  2022 Forte
4
  2021 Forte
16
  2020 Forte
20
  2019 Forte
41
  2018 Forte
15
  2017 Forte
24
  2016 Forte
16
  2015 Forte
5
  2014 Forte
40
  2013 Forte
4
  2012 Forte
9
  2011 Forte
13
  2010 Forte
11


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