2010 Kia Forte Koup consumer reviews

I bought the 2010 kia forte koup used at around 127k miles. I regret ever buying this car and being stuck with it constantly falling apart for YEARS. I could have bought a brand new car with all the work I had to do on this piece of junk. I thought it was a great car when I bought it, but I was so wrong. Something was always going bad with this thing despite me always taking great care of it!! My back bumper just fell off despite not being hit. One of my back tail lights was loose and not fully secured in place so id have to push it in. The mirrors in the sun visors would just FALL out and had to be put back in. I started getting a valve tick and engine knocking out of no where. My window regulator randomly popped and broke. Despite getting it aligned, new wheels, new brake pads, new wheel bearing and hub, etc. my steering wheel would begin to violently shake when going over 60 mph and trying to brake. Replaced the map sensor, serpentine belt, strut assembly, lower control arms, braking fluid, rotors, tires, brake pads, transmission fluid, head gasket seal, battery, window regulator, etc. and it was never enough. something always went wrong. This thing ate money like no tomorrow. It had super weird electrical issues that would make fully functional blinker bulbs stop working and made my headlights super dim/made my car cut power to certain things like the windows and sunroof for no reason and one time when i was trying to reverse, it cut almost all power and like 5 lights came on then it started moving forward. Turned the car on and off then it was fine? This car was a huge source of anxiety in my life and made me scared to ever take it on road trips anywhere because it was so unreliable. Suddenly started eating oil to the point where it was almost empty with no explanation, no warning lights came on. No leaks found when I got it checked. Then all the coolant started disappearing too with no explanation. Id fill the coolant and oil and it would be okay for a bit before it would start again. My glovebox randomly broke and wouldnt open anymore. My button to roll the window down broke and would get stuck at times and roll itself down. My cruise control never worked. When I turned the ac on, it would begin clicking for a while then stop. Ac and heat did work great, at least. It was my very first car and it was an absolute nightmare to have. I have no idea how all these people are saying its such a great, reliable car, because I experienced anything but that. If you want to non stop have things break and dump money into it constantly, this is a great car for that. Otherwise, id highly suggest anything else. Not to mention older kias are harder to insure because they get stolen so rampantly and that fact alone drives up car insurance like crazy and can make it hard to find a company who will insure you without charging an arm and a leg if they even agree to insure you. Overall, this car is just NOT it.

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned that Kia has been sued for faulty motors in Kia Fortes. Our died at 170,000 and was two years outside the warranty time period. So anyone with a 2010 Forte is hooped if the engine goes at this point. Do no recommend at all.

Bought a 2010 ex 5speed in 2021 with 220,000km . Been nothing but awesome. Tough little thing that’s for sure. I bought it with some problems. But it still goes great. 3 years, 40,000km later and almost no need for repairs. Even hit the ditch going 90km/hr and it came out unscathed. Only came up with a misfire like 3 weeks later. Cheap fix! Also I can’t get over the 6-700 km range for 50L of fuel is amazing. And to top it all off it’s so classy looking for a cheap little car. One of my favourites I’ve owned. Highly recommend

There's really nothing more to say. To the people who say a kia won't last to reach 200k, you forgot about this one. I play on giving it to my daughter.

Has been a very dependable car. Even though it is small, I can carry most things I need because the back seats fold into trunk. Tight turning radius. Accelerates quickly when needed. Almost no repairs for 120k miles. The only complaint is that the interior finishes are terrible (paint peels off shifter/ door handles and leather seats are poor quality and flake/scratch easily). After looking at my battered seats for years I finally repaired them myself by mixing gloss acrylic craft/art paint ($1.50 or less per bottle from Walmart). The hardest part was figuring the right color mixture. Brush loose flakes off, paint affected area then wipe off. No more scratches or flaking in two years. Such a cheap and easy fix and looks great.

Got Koup new in 2010 . Drove it back & forth from Or. to ND. at high speeds ,tankful to tankful ,snow & ice, 100 mph . Changed oil at reg. Recommend mileage. 214679 mi replaced brakes & battery . Bought spark plugs still in glove box . I drove the xxxx out of this car and it never let me down . Still going STRONG !!! American auto makers should take notes!!!

I never expected as much as I got for a car with 182K miles. feels good, looks good. will buy another if this one ever lets me down.

works well for my Freshman daughter because it has a lot of options she likes such as sunroof and its also a coupe which is pretty for a young lady.

Met all of my needs. Great gas mileage. Great small car. Car is a smooth driving car great price and good speed. Has low miles and great on gas for highway

I like how I can drive fast in this car at the same time I save lot of money on gas and parts I have no issue with finding parts for it And they way the car looks I?ve always get good complements