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What 134 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (134)Crash / fire / injury (15)Engine (57)Airbags (16)Electrical system (16)Speed control (10)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Body & structure (7)Fuel system (7)Lights (6)Steering (5)Brakes (4)

1 of 134 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Feb 11, 2024AirbagsBrakesCrash1 injury

Brakes completely locked up during my attempt to stop the vehicle does have abs and that is supposed to allow the wheels to keep moving so that you can try to maneuver and when I made contact with the other vehicle the airbag never deployed

NHTSA ODI 11571352

Working with the data? Download all 134 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 2018 Kia Forte Koup verdict →