KIA Forte problems reported in South Carolina
64 of the 3,596 complaints filed about the KIA Forte came from South Carolina, 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.
64
Complaints from South Carolina
11
Crashes
8
Fires
2014
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
21
32.8%
Other & Unspecified
9
14.1%
Brakes
6
9.4%
Airbags
6
9.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
6.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
4.7%
Steering
3
4.7%
Body & Structure
2
3.1%
Electrical System
2
3.1%
Stability & Traction Control
1
1.6%
By model year
2010 Forte
2
3.1%
2011 Forte
5
7.8%
2012 Forte
2
3.1%
2013 Forte
2
3.1%
2014 Forte
10
15.6%
2015 Forte
4
6.3%
2016 Forte
9
14.1%
2017 Forte
10
15.6%
2019 Forte
7
10.9%
2021 Forte
5
7.8%
2022 Forte
3
4.7%
2023 Forte
2
3.1%
2024 Forte
3
4.7%
Cities reporting most
Columbia
11
26.2%
Greenville
5
11.9%
Bowman
3
7.1%
Round-O
3
7.1%
Ravenel
3
7.1%
Lake City
3
7.1%
Jackson
3
7.1%
Hartsville
3
7.1%
Moncks Corner
2
4.8%
Elgin
2
4.8%
West Columbia
2
4.8%
Lake Wylie
2
4.8%