KIA Forte vs Hyundai Tucson

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	KIA Forte	Hyundai Tucson
Complaints on file	3,611	8,648
Model years covered	2009–2024	2005–2026
Worst model year	2017	2017
Best model year	2024	2014
Crashes reported	381	404
Fires reported	202	222
Injuries reported	228	228
Deaths reported	21	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	23%	9.9%

KIA Forte by year

1 317 214 406 272 645 326 203 432 190 217 103 95 42 102 46

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,179 32.7%

Electrical System 322 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 322 8.9%

Airbags 294 8.1%

Brakes 219 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 216 6.0%

Lights 178 4.9%

Steering 162 4.5%

Hyundai Tucson by year

273 202 85 66 24 79 174 316 319 239 309 2,170 1,460 542 530 234 110 599 222 152 455 88

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,470 28.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,211 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 811 9.4%

Electrical System 725 8.4%

Brakes 724 8.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 468 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 411 4.8%

Body & Structure 385 4.5%