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What 22 owners told NHTSA about the 2024 Kia Forte

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 (22)Crash / fire / injury (5)Airbags (5)Electrical system (5)Engine (5)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Lane Departure (2)Lights (2)Body & structure (1)Brakes (1)Driver assistance (1)Fuel system (1)

1 of 22 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Mar 8, 2026Electrical systemAirbagsBrakes

Exposed electric wires, airbag system failure codes, breaks non resistance in functional limitation of human safety. Voltage malfunction involves hazardous crash impact results

NHTSA ODI 11722834

Working with the data? Download all 22 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 2024 Kia Forte verdict →