2024 Kia Forte problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2024 Kia Forte, or 9.3 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.23, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 89 model-year 2024 vehicles we track, it ranks #14 of 89 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Kia models its rate is 73% lower; against other Compact cars it is 58% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2024-03-03 and 2026-10-04. Median delay from incident to filing: 85 days.
Analysis
The previous model year (2023) drew 17.2 complaints per year, more than this one. In its first two years on the road the 2024 model collected 15 complaints, 79% lower than the average vehicle of the same model year.
The most common problem area is Engine (30.8% of complaints), followed by Unspecified or other (23.1%) and Electrical (15.4%). 6 reports (23.1%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 2 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 19 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the second year (42% of incidents). In the last 12 months 12 new complaints were filed, versus 10 in the 12 months before — up 20%.
NHTSA lists no safety recalls for this model year.
Complaint index
- vs. all tracked vehicles0.23
- vs. other Kia models0.27
- vs. other 2024 models0.24
- vs. other Compact cars0.42
- Complaints in first 2 years on the road · vs. same-year average (15)0.21
- #14 of 89 · 2024Rankings ›
1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.
What owners complain about
vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average
Problem areas: Engine · Transmission / powertrain · Unspecified or other · Electrical · Airbags & seat belts
When complaints were filed
- Crashes reported: 6
- Fires reported: 0
- Injuries: 2
- Deaths: 0
Vehicle age at incident
Median age at incident: 19 months
What owners report
The contact owns a 2024 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while a friend was driving 65 MPH, the vehicle was pulling to the right.
My car suddenly accelerated while I was pulling into my canopy carport causing me to crash into an old basketball goal and then the wall of my cottage.
On October 4, 2026, at approximately 27,870 miles, my 2024 Kia Forte GT-Line unexpectedly shut off while I was driving and making a right-hand turn into a parking lot. The vehicle was in Drive when the engine shut off.
This malfunction started in August of 2025 within 12 months of buying this new vehicle. A airbag sensor was replaced, then a national bbb case found the same malfunction only this time it includes the whole safty system failure.
Exposed electric wires, airbag system failure codes, breaks non resistance in functional limitation of human safety. Voltage malfunction involves hazardous crash impact results
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Segment peers · 2024 · Compact cars
| Models | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Mazda Mazda3 | 12 | 4.3 | 0.11 |
| 2024 Kia Forte | 26 | 9.3 | 0.23 |
| 2024 Subaru Impreza | 32 | 11.5 | 0.28 |
| 2024 Nissan Sentra | 41 | 14.7 | 0.36 |
| 2024 Toyota Prius | 42 | 15.1 | 0.37 |
| 2024 Volkswagen Jetta | 45 | 16.1 | 0.4 |
| 2024 Hyundai Elantra | 61 | 21.9 | 0.54 |
| 2024 Toyota Corolla | 71 | 25.4 | 0.63 |
| 2024 Honda Civic | 142 | 50.9 | 1.26 |
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year.
Investigations
No NHTSA investigation covers the tracked model years.