2015 Kia Forte Consumer Reviews

Good gas. CHANGE YOUR OIL. This car is has a 11.5/1 compression ratio you idiots. That's HIGH PERFORMANCE. And DIRECT INJECTION. Keep your oil topped off. Kia warranties this motor for FIFTEEN freaking years or 150,000 MILES.

I recently bought a 2018 Kia forte Lx aurora black pearl 63k miles automatic transmission fully loaded and I absolutely love the car!!! It looks amazing and the interior is gorgeous! I love the infotainment system and all the safety systems make me feel great about driving it! I use a car cover on this car because it's so amazing!!! I Absolutely Love My Kia!!!!

I bought my 2017 Kia new and at 50,000 miles I am having to pay for a new engine due to sludge build up. I have always had the oil changed, maybe a few weeks late at times, but always done. I do NOT recommend. A new engine is close to $7,000!

This was my first time owning a Kia, and my Forte EXGDI starting burning an inordinate amount of oil when it had around 80k miles (almost entirely freeway miles). I started keeping records of the oil consumption in 2019. I've had to check my oil levels weekly for a long time. The numerous times I mentioned it to the local Kia dealer when I was in for recall notices, I was told that it was normal. I subsequently learned that they didn't document any of those inquiries—I didn't realize that I should have ensured they were documenting my concerns about oil (which aside from being a pain, I suspected would lead to problems with my catalytic converter, etc.). Additionally, since about 2 years into ownership, I had to run only premium fuel (and regular Techron fuel treatment) to keep the car from pinging. Anyway, the car eventually started running terribly, and I confirmed that the catalytic converter was shot...as I've long feared would occur. The dealership quoted almost $3k. Even with that repair, the high oil consumption will prematurely clog up the new cat converter, obviously. I recently sold my "still looked pretty nice but would barely run" Kia for $1k. Btw, there has since been a recall, but my vehicle didn't qualify because by the time Kia acknowledged a problem with their GDI engines, my car was several thousand miles past the recall parameters (max 150k miles). I've never encountered a less scrupulous brand than Kia. I tell EVERYONE WHO WILL LISTEN...if you have an opportunity to buy a Kia, RUN AWAY. SAVE YOURSELF. If I can dissuade just one person from experiencing the frustration and mistreatment I've gone through at the hands of Kia, I'll be grateful.

Do not recommend this car. Had to replace the engine twice and it had a bunch of other mechanical issues.

I bought this car brand new in 2018 and have had nothing but problems since. Only at 91,000 miles and the car no longer works. Over the last 2 years i've put over 2k into replacing everything. Constant recalls and engine problems. I do not recommend this car at all. The music cuts off randomly at times, screen will go black just paid it off and now have to get a new car. Put your money into a better brand

I've had the car about 3months and really enjoy it yes I got it used but still drives like a new car love the gas mileage also the spacious room it has. And for a four banger it has great power and makes me happy

The air conditioning stopped to work and I had to replace the AC Compressor for my KIA Forte 2018 at less than 30k miles of use, which is a very low mileage for such a problem to have. In fact I never experienced an AC failure happening to any of my previously owned cars, either foreign or domestic and some of them I used for 80-90k miles. The average cost of replacing the AC Compressor is around $1500 depending of the service facility and it is not covered by manufacturer’s extended warranty (after 12,000 miles or 1 year, whichever first).