Worst 2010 Kia Forte Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
ENGINE
AIR BAGS
POWER TRAIN
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2010 Kia Forte.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 72 | 1 | 3 | 101,576 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 40 | 16 | — | 78,709 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 19 | — | — | 64,163 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 18 | 2 | 1 | 80,182 mi | |
| TIRES | 18 | 1 | — | 51,890 mi | |
| WHEELS | 17 | — | — | 70,169 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 16 | 3 | — | 67,835 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 14 | — | — | 67,357 mi | |
| STEERING | 11 | — | — | 140,155 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 | 1 | — | 102,672 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 9 | 5 | — | 74,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 9 | 1 | — | 63,569 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 6 | — | — | 75,357 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 | — | — | 56,745 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 5 | — | — | 73,000 mi | |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 4 | — | — | 41,099 mi | |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 3 | — | — | — | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 | — | — | 43,077 mi | |
| SEATS | 3 | 1 | — | 64,434 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 3 | — | — | 105,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 | 1 | — | 81,400 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 | — | — | 7,850 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 | — | — | 11,650 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 | — | — | 75,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | — | — | 625 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 | 1 | — | 124,500 mi | |
| TIRES:VALVE | 2 | — | — | 30,200 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 | 1 | — | 21,000 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | 1 | — | — | 170,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 | — | — | 100 mi |
Recalls for 2010 Kia Forte
4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~4,948,348 vehicles.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kia Forte, Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and Sedona vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners from deploying.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Other Kia Forte Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Forte reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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