Kia Motor Forte - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Kia Motor Forte owners have reported a total of 3,635 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 (637 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2024 Forte	45
2023 Forte	94
2022 Forte	42
2021 Forte	93
2020 Forte	107
2019 Forte	216
2018 Forte	185
2017 Forte	428
2016 Forte	204
2015 Forte	324
2014 Forte	637
2013 Forte	291
2012 Forte	418
2011 Forte	224
2010 Forte	326
2009 Forte	1

🔍 Common problems of Kia Motor Forte

The following chart shows the 29 most common problems for Kia Motor Forte cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,204 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (337 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Kia Motor Forte

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	1,204
Equipment	337
Electrical System	322
Air Bag	300
Service Brakes	223
Power Train	218
Exterior Lighting	175
Steering	161
Other Fuel System	126
Vehicle Speed Control	108

Structure	83
Wheel	60
Seat Belt	59
Forward Collision Avoidance	50
Tire	39
Visibility	33
Suspension	33
Electronic Stability Control	33
Lane Departure	22
Seats	18
Latches/locks/linkage	11
Back Over Prevention	5
Gasoline Fuel System	4
Traction Control System	3
Air Brake	2
Firerelated	2
	2
Unknown Or Other	1
Insert, Padding	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	42	75,160	4	0.14
2021	93	123,229	5	0.15
2020	107	89,077	6	0.20
2019	216	101,168	7	0.31
2018	185	84,830	8	0.27
2017	428	130,478	9	0.36
2016	204	104,980	10	0.19
2015	324	90,098	11	0.33
2014	637	86,684	12	0.61
2013	291	53,083	13	0.42
2012	418	72,961	14	0.41
2011	224	52,250	15	0.29
2010	326	98,289	16	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 Year	Problems 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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