Best Year to Buy a Kia Forte
Reliability rankings across 15 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 15 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2016 Kia Forte is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 100/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 3 owner complaints. The 2014 model year is the least reliable with 439 complaints and a score of 31/100 ("Check Engine").
All Years Ranked
2016Smooth Ride 3 2024Smooth Ride 23 2022Smooth Ride 26 2023Smooth Ride 60 2021Smooth Ride 67 2020Smooth Ride 75 2018Solid Pick 136 2019Solid Pick 147 2011Solid Pick 161 2013Proceed with Caution 195 2010Proceed with Caution 232 2015Proceed with Caution 257 2012Proceed with Caution 290 2017Proceed with Caution 301 2014Check Engine 439
100
95
94
84
82
80
67
65
62
55
49
47
44
43
31