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 99/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 4 owner complaints. The 2014 model year is the least reliable with 443 complaints and a score of 31/100 ("Check Engine").
All Years Ranked
2016Smooth Ride 4 2024Smooth Ride 25 2022Smooth Ride 28 2023Smooth Ride 66 2021Smooth Ride 69 2020Solid Pick 79 2018Solid Pick 136 2019Solid Pick 149 2011Solid Pick 162 2013Proceed with Caution 195 2010Proceed with Caution 232 2015Proceed with Caution 259 2012Proceed with Caution 291 2017Proceed with Caution 305 2014Check Engine 443
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94
93
83
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79
67
64
62
55
49
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44
43
31