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2017 Kia Forte fuel system problems

The 2017 Kia Forte has 30 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Fuel System complaints

7%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Forte fuel system complaints by model year30 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 11 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 25 complaints2015: 10 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 30 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Forte fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS PARKING MY CAR YESTERDAY AT 7/11 AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PILLAR. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SEEN A BLOG WHERE DOZENS OF FORTE OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS INJURED AND THE CAR NEEDS $9000 IN REPAIRS, ALSO I…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · December 27, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2017 Kia Forte have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2017 Kia Forte fuel system — 7% 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.