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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)

2 of 25 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

May 23, 2024Speed controlBrakesDriver assistance

My car body material looks like a baby toy I have a bas accient and

NHTSA ODI 11590283

Oct 6, 2022BrakesBackup camera & sensorsDriver assistance

Hi, On multiple occasions, the car slams on brakes in the middle of traffic, its like it has a mind of its own, I can back up and a car can be passing by all the way across the street and the car will beep and slam on brakes, sometimes while I'm driving and may not be close to a car, the car will just slam on breaks. That has almost caused me multiple accidents and I'm afraid that one day it will. The safety feature on this car is very dangerous.

NHTSA ODI 11488159

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 →