2023 Model Year

Kia Forte

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
50
Recalls
3
Crashes
8
Severe
15

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

24V244000 Apr 2024

Other

No consequence data available

23V649000 Sep 2023

Other

No consequence data available

22V906000 Dec 2022

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER Crash
Jul 2026

Unknown Concerning the front passenger steering component. Carfax showed prior accident with minor damage to the front passenger bumper. I purchased...

Air Bags Crash
Feb 2026

My son was in a car accident in my car January 1 at none of the Air bags went off. Not one there is a police report and I have pictures. Its a 2023 k...

Electrical System
Dec 2025

My low beam headlights seem to burn out at an unusually high rate. Multiple times per year, and this is much higher than any other vehicle that I've o...

Structure
Nov 2025

As I was driving at about 20 mph coming to a stop my passenger front door unlatched and caused the door to open and the door sensors to go off. This d...

Power Train
Sep 2025

The contact owns a 2023 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The con...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Aug 2025

Summary: Unintended full brake engagement at highway speeds caused by electronic parking brake/Auto Hold button defect. Extreme risk of collision. De...

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Jul 2025

Driving home. Unexpectedly foward collision warning came on light never turned off even after a reset was done on the car

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Jul 2025

The front radar FCA/SCC is misdetecting vehicles in other lanes and often slams on the brakes for no reason. Other times it lights on the dash and say...

SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
Jul 2025

The oil in the engine constantly sludges even with regular maintenance with full synthetic oil, I went over a pot hole and two of the rear lights went...

STEERING,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Jul 2025

Recently I purchased a 2023 Kia Forte on 11/09/2024 with only 53,848 miles on the odometer. Within a month the car has lost total power four times....

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2023 Kia Forte has 50 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 8 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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