KIA Forte problems reported in Alabama
95 of the 3,596 complaints filed about the KIA Forte came from Alabama, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
95
Complaints from Alabama
13
Crashes
3
Fires
2017
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
28
29.5%
Airbags
12
12.6%
Electrical System
11
11.6%
Steering
10
10.5%
Brakes
6
6.3%
Suspension
5
5.3%
Lights
4
4.2%
Stability & Traction Control
3
3.2%
Other & Unspecified
2
2.1%
Fuel & Propulsion
2
2.1%
By model year
2010 Forte
12
12.6%
2011 Forte
5
5.3%
2012 Forte
9
9.5%
2013 Forte
6
6.3%
2014 Forte
12
12.6%
2015 Forte
8
8.4%
2016 Forte
9
9.5%
2017 Forte
18
18.9%
2018 Forte
1
1.1%
2019 Forte
4
4.2%
2020 Forte
3
3.2%
2021 Forte
1
1.1%
2022 Forte
3
3.2%
2023 Forte
4
4.2%
Cities reporting most
Hazel Green
7
12.1%
Huntsville
7
12.1%
Tuscaloosa
7
12.1%
Mobile
7
12.1%
Birmingham
6
10.3%
Albertville
5
8.6%
Hayden
4
6.9%
Fort Mcmurray
3
5.2%
Woodland
3
5.2%
Tuskegee
3
5.2%
Bessemer
3
5.2%
Theodore
3
5.2%