KIA Forte problems reported in Massachusetts
45 of the 3,596 complaints filed about the KIA Forte came from Massachusetts, 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.
45
Complaints from Massachusetts
5
Crashes
3
Fires
2019
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
17
37.8%
Electrical System
7
15.6%
Other & Unspecified
5
11.1%
Airbags
5
11.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
8.9%
Wheels
2
4.4%
Seat Belts
1
2.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
2.2%
Lights
1
2.2%
By model year
2010 Forte
2
4.4%
2011 Forte
3
6.7%
2012 Forte
2
4.4%
2014 Forte
9
20.0%
2015 Forte
7
15.6%
2016 Forte
2
4.4%
2017 Forte
8
17.8%
2018 Forte
1
2.2%
2019 Forte
10
22.2%
2023 Forte
1
2.2%
Cities reporting most
Fitchburg
3
11.1%
Billerica
3
11.1%
Sandwich
3
11.1%
Dartmouth
2
7.4%
Attleboro
2
7.4%
Lowell
2
7.4%
Brighton
2
7.4%
Methuen
2
7.4%
Weymouth
2
7.4%
Norwood
2
7.4%
Worcester
2
7.4%
Quincy
2
7.4%