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Kia Forte 2024

Midsize Cars Front-wheel (FWD)

Specifications

Engine
1,600 cc
4
Cylinders4
DrivetrainFront-wheel (FWD)
Body styleMidsize Cars

Safety

Crash-test results across markets. They can vary by version and equipment.

IIHS
Results · 4 door sedan
🇺🇸 Local data
Small overlap frontGood
Moderate overlap front: original testGood
Moderate overlap front: updated testPoor
Side: updated testPoor
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NHTSA NCAP
Results · 2024 Kia Forte 4 DR FWD
🇺🇸 Local data
★★★★★overall
Frontal impact★★★★★
Side impact★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★

Fuel economy

🇺🇸 Local data
City
10.7 L/100 km
Highway
7.6 L/100 km
Combined
9.0 L/100 km
Emissions
216 g/km
CO₂

Recalls

No recalls on record in our sources.

Common problems

25 reports🇺🇸 Local data

Reported by owners to the source below. It is not a verdict on this car: it is what people wrote.

SUSPENSION Crash 1 injured 2026-09-21 · NHTSA

The contact owns a 2024 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while a friend was driving 65 MPH, the vehicle was pulling to the right. Suddenly, the vehicle bounced up and down, pulled over and crashed into a railing, and the driver was forced to stop the vehicle using the parking brake. The driver was unable to maintain…

AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 2026-07-27 · NHTSA

This malfunction started in August of 2025 within 12 months of buying this new vehicle. A airbag sensor was replaced, then a national bbb case found the same malfunction only this time it includes the whole safty system failure. I gave the manufacturer a year and they have not corrected the malfunction. I am forced to…

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE 2026-07-13 · NHTSA

Coolant is burning and going into the oil in the engine. Occupancy indicator is malfunctioning causing a drastic amount of liability for death

ENGINE 2026-06-16 · NHTSA

The contact owns a 2024 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light was illuminated and the "all cylinders misfiring" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was bad fuel in the tank that …

ENGINE 2026-04-14 · NHTSA

My car would not go when i gave it gas on a major highway with mu 3 children in the back seat. We almost got into a wreck.

SUSPENSION 2026-04-10 · NHTSA

Suspension noise over bumps

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 2026-03-08 · NHTSA

Exposed electric wires, airbag system failure codes, breaks non resistance in functional limitation of human safety. Voltage malfunction involves hazardous crash impact results

UNKNOWN OR OTHER Crash 2026-02-26 · NHTSA

My car suddenly accelerated while I was pulling into my canopy carport causing me to crash into an old basketball goal and then the wall of my cottage. When this happened I was slowly pulling in to park when the car suddenly accelerated on its own and kept moving forward despite me pressing the brake. The RPM gauge co…

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2026-02-26 · NHTSA

Dealership refused to fix my safety system unint failure alont with proof of voltage malfunction

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS 2026-02-25 · NHTSA

AIRBAG SYSTEM UNIT, AIRBAG SENSOR, VOLTAGE CRONIC MALFUNCTIONING POWER SUPPLY

ENGINE 2025-11-05 · NHTSA

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UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2025-10-02 · NHTSA

I purchased this brand new in 2024 and about 5 months ago it started to just loose power. It almost caused me to be hit several times and the car just won’t go it looses all power and you can press the gas and it won’t go but eventually will start going again. It’s very dangerous luckily I haven’t had a wreck with me …

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