2020 Model Year

Kia Forte

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
61
Recalls
0
Crashes
9
Severe
14

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Latest owner reports

Air Bags Crash
Nov 2026

I was driving a vehicle two cars ahead did and illegal turn the car behind it stopped the truck behind them stopped I stopped behind the truck the car...

Air Bags Crash
Nov 2026

The contact owns a 2020 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH on a bend in the highway, a deer jumped over the barrier and landed on...

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE
Dec 2025

The lane assist malfunction and periodically jerks. Very unsafe I no longer use this feature . To keep control of the vehicle. I never got it inspecte...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Nov 2025

The crankshaft position sensor keeps going bad and it make the forward collision trigger and it loses power and the dash stops working and causes the...

Power Train
Nov 2025

Transmission from the original factory failed on it. I was driving when the engine check engine light came on and my car started ringing at me to get...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

Kia is lying to a judge in Lancaster county PA and federal court by stating I did not opt out of class action when they know I opted out end of 2023....

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2025

Trunk open alone. Also trunk open when driver door open.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2025

Equipment premature failure. Dashboard screen bubbling and separation. Beyond 36 months warranty but early failure 2020 vehicle with 28,000 miles

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Aug 2025

I own a 2020 Kia Forte LXS with approximately 136,000 miles. The check engine light came on with code P0420 (“catalyst system efficiency below thresho...

Engine
Aug 2025

My vehicle lost 3 quarts of oil between oil changes somehow. The engine is bad now and has to be replaced. Never did a check engine light or oil press...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2020 Kia Forte has 61 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 9 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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