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What 25 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 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 (25)Crash / fire / injury (4)Driver assistance (4)Engine (4)Steering (3)Suspension (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Engine & cooling (2)Seat belts (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Visibility & wipers (2)

1 of 25 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 26, 2024SteeringCrash

I got into an accident i On December 10th, 2023 my car was totaled out. My steering wheel felt like it was doing its own thing and I crashed straight into a curb and some rocks. I was injured and they had just fixed my steering because of the recall but I don’t know if they did it correctly

NHTSA ODI 11622041

Working with the data? Download all 25 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 2022 Kia Forte Koup verdict →