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What 258 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Kia Forte Koup

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (258)Crash / fire / injury (38)Engine (156)Electrical system (29)Airbags (23)Transmission & drivetrain (17)Brakes (16)Lights (13)Fuel system (10)Speed control (5)Body & structure (4)Engine & cooling (4)

1 of 258 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 26, 2020AirbagsBody & structureCrash1 injury

I WAS DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD A LITTLE TO FAST AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL BUT COULDN'T AND ENDED UP HITTING A METAL BRIDGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. MY WHOLE FRONT RIGHT IN IS DAMAGED AND THE SPEED I WAS GOING THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF!.

NHTSA ODI 11341498

Working with the data? Download all 258 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Kia Forte Koup verdict →