2023 Kia Forte Consumer Reviews
Review Summary
Most Helpful Reviews
Positive Review
Well, here it is everyone reading my nice review. This car is amazing first of all. It's small, convenient. Good on fuel mileage, and low cost up keep. This car is fun to drive around. It's reliable, has a strong warranty. The value of these cars do hold up nicely. They are a good car, especially being a small compact sedan. I, have all good things to say!!
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Critical Review
Not much, just trying to keep my cool. I'm Just mat at myself for buying this stupid kia forte gt. This thing has been a headache since I bought it. Dealing with condensation issues in my head lights, tail lights etc. Transmission having strange hard shifts. Engine having low idle problems. Yeah, you should of never bought this car. Look homie, there's plenty of chop shops. Plus you don't even need a key to start it.
2023 Forte Reviews
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I bought a new 2024 Kia Forte and I like it except for the mentioned driver side window does not roll down many a times. I took it to KY dealer. First they thought it was the switch, then that did not fix it and I have to bring it back again and waited for few more days to for them to fix it. Then after that the problem persisted, I just did not care so much about it because it opens sometimes but also wont open many times, but now after a year, it will not open anymore. Next week I am going to bring it back again to the dealer to have it fix again.
I have the 2022 Forte 5speed edition and love it. It's zippy and economical to drive, both highway & city driving which is my bread & butter. Easy to handle & all season comfort & reliability in Alberta's seasons. Proper tires & regular maintenance keeps it well tuned. On top of 10 year warranty, my low mileage at under 40k would be an easy sell. The car sells it's self & needs no assistance.
I have never had a problem with this car! It's awesome and I love having control of the shifting. I get it serviced before the scheduled time or after an extended drive. Mileage is great, ride is firm and will stay with Kia.
Now been almost 2 years of having no air conditioning in a car bought brand new with less than 10 miles on it. Originally bought for Kia's warranty and that was my biggest mistake. Been in shop 3+ times and still no solution. Local dealer is a joke with no diagnostic skills and has yet to figure out what is wrong after ordering parts for a lower style with different motor, which verified they had never even tried to diagnose or fix my car. Contacted Kia corporate to file complaint and promised to fix the issue. Yet to hear back from them with a solution other than leaving my car at the dealer for them to eventually fix. They will offer no rental while fixing. Extremely disappointed in the customer service and warranty. DO NOT BUY KIA!!!!!!!!!
Iv put just over 26k miles on it and I love it. Been very reliable and great on gas. Plenty of room and very comfortable seats.
Great mpg
A little sluggish and a bit noisy
My 2023 KIA Forte xls has 18952 miles I purchased new with 11 miles on it. Only routine maintenance has been performed, the car computer says my average mpg for the nearly 19,000 miles is 39.6 mpg. My own hand calculations is 38.8 mpg. About 1 mile per gallon difference. My best mpg for an extended trip was 57.1 mpg. I always stay at the stated speed or less. This is not a hybrid, but I do drive conservative. I am 77 years old and have not had a accident or ticket in the last 30 years or so.
I’m at 310,000 and my first check engine light came on and it was only a stopped up catalytic converter
I bought my 2019 Kia Forte on Jan 1, 2021. It had 27,000 mi on it. 61,000 today in 2025. I have had ZERO mechanical issues. I do get regular oil changes and fluid checks and got brand new tires last Fall. I love it. I am trading it in for something not so low to the ground as physically its getting hard for me to get in and out.
