FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA Forte Koup

Owners have filed 70 complaints about the KIA Forte Koup with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2016. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2013 KIA Forte Koup

22 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2012 KIA Forte Koup

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA Forte Koup year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2016 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 22 3 1 74,722 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 17 0 0 83,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 9 0 0 81,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 B 17 0 1 116,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a KIA Forte Koup

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 37 52.9%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 5 7.1%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 5 7.1%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 5.7%

Worst in 2011

Seat Belts 4 5.7%

Worst in 2010

Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.3%

Worst in 2010

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.9%

Worst in 2011

Body & Structure 2 2.9%

Worst in 2010

Lights 2 2.9%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 2 2.9%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 1 1.4%

Worst in 2010

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.4%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.4%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 1 1.4%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA Forte Koup, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2017 peak 10 Jun 2025

Compare the KIA Forte Koup

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.