2017 Kia Forte consumer reviews

I have owned a Kia Forte for 7 years now. My husband and I love it! We do regular oil changes and maintenance, and keep the car in the garage. At almost 60,000 miles it needed new tires and brakes, but that's not a big surprise. We LOVE the performance of this car -- the turbo function makes it fun to drive and great for passing. It's compact enough that we can park anywhere. And the hatchback is surprisingly large! We ended up selling our Toyota Camry and keeping our Kia because the Kia is a workhorse that hauled furniture and boxes for my husband's business. Way more room than the Camry when we needed to haul things or take our electric bikes on an adventure.

My 2017 Kia Forte was great the first year I owned it, then I was driving on the highway and it stopped. I was able to pull over on the side of the highway and it started right up. Continued to drive on the highway or just down the streets and it cuts out all the time, it starts right back up. I take it to a Kia dealer and I need a new engine ($8000j I took to someone else and they could not figure out why it keeps stopping. They recommend to not get it fixed or drive any longer might get in a huge accident. Only had for 1 year it has about 98,000 miles what a xxxxty car, will never buy a Kia or recommend.

Engine had to be replaced at 46,000. I see all recalls I haven’t been given notice for. Silver trim around mirror and radio peeled off. Trunk and gas lid won’t open half the time. Too low to the ground. Paint peeling. Seals around trunk and water got in it. The 2 months Kia had it repairing engine supposed to fix it, did not!!! I could go on they won’t give rental it’s there fault

Nothing but problems le.s si ce I bought it. I bought an extended warranty and at 107k the transmission was replaced. AC constantly goes out, just nickle and dime me too death!!!

I have a Kia forte and motor jump time because of the oil pump stopped working and cam position sensor went bad. Hows an new oil pan Going to fix a messed up oil pump the has particles that got stuck in it fix it?

It's been 6 years since I bought my Forte 5 LX. There were times I drove it 400 + miles a week on crappy Northern California freeways for field work and the only thing replaced was the battery, tires and plugs. It currently has 120,000 miles. This one has a GDI engine but no sign of engine problems. It's the basic LX version and I'm soon putting 16" wheels on it since the 15" steel wheels have that rust look. Overall, this car has been very good to me and is great for a retired person.

Infamous for never ending engine misfires. Replace the xxxx pack at least 3 times a year. $200- $300 every time ($600 - $900 every year). I've had 3 safety recalls, and I'll tell ya, nothing has come as close to killing me as suddenly loosing the ability to accelerate across 3 lanes and powerlessly going at a turtle's speed.

My 2017 forte has been nothing but headaches since the day I got it. The tranny had to be replaced before it had 25,000 miles on it. The headlights are VERY, VERY dim. The windows do not roll up properly. The motor/ fan for my a/c only works on the number 4 position, and shuts off periodically. I have replaced the fan and resistor, but it still doesn't work properly. I have 92,000 miles on this car, and if it makes it to 100,000 I will be surprised. And, the mechanics at the Kia dealerships are total MORONS! I had a 3rd cylinder misfire, and they told me I need to spend $7,000.00-$9,000.00 for a new one. The ONLY thing I needed to do was change the spark plug!! And the ignition coil!! I will never own or tell someone to buy a KIA, EVER!!

We bought our Kia Forte S new in 2017, it has 31k actual miles on it now in 2023, we absolutely enjoy the power and comfort especially the gas mileage, it's definitely one of the best choices we have ever made. 2 thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

I wanna know why KIA want fix the car so that it doesn’t be so easily to be stolen I bought my daughter a forte and in three day of having the car someone stolen it because of the car in the model making this so easy to steal help me out please