Kia Forte

The 2024 Forte in brief

The 2024 Kia Forte is a midsize car offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 1.6L 4-cyl turbo) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 183 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,769 lb (4dr Sedan).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 34 MPG combined (30 city / 41 highway), 19% better than the 2024 midsize car average of 28.6 MPG, for an estimated $1,950 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned a 4-star overall rating.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.

The Kia Forte has 15 model years in our data, from 2010 to 2024, classed as Midsize Cars, Compact Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2022 at 35 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 29 to 35 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (1,153), unknown or other (323), electrical system (305).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2017 is the year to avoid.

2013 has the most recalls (5); all years together count 18 campaigns and 2,458 owner complaints.

How the 2010 Forte compares

The 2010 Kia Forte is a compact car offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 2.4L 4-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 178 inches long and 70 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,707 lb (4dr Sedan LX/EX).

About the Kia Forte

The Kia Forte, known as the K3 in Asia, the Forte K3 or Shuma in China, and the Cerato in South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Russia, is a compact car manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia, produced from 2008 to 2024, replacing the Kia Spectra.

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