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2010 Kia Forte electrical system problems

The 2010 Kia Forte has 27 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

27

Electrical System complaints

9%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Forte electrical system complaints by model year63 complaints2010: 27 complaints2011: 22 complaints2012: 37 complaints2013: 25 complaints2014: 63 complaints2015: 30 complaints2016: 24 complaints2017: 51 complaints2018: 16 complaints2019: 21 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 10 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 5 complaints
Forte electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

HORN DID NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED HONKING TO THE OTHER DRIVER. WE GOT BACKED INTO BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK THEREFORE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK, THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I TRIED HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK INTO BUT COULD NOT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 14, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2010 Kia Forte have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte electrical system — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.