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2023 Kia Forte driver assistance problems

The 2023 Kia Forte has 22 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Driver Assistance complaints

23%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Forte driver assistance complaints by model year29 complaints2010: 4 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 2 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 2 complaints2016: 2 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 29 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 5 complaints2023: 22 complaints2024: 4 complaints
Forte driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The contact owns a 2023 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed when the vehicle inadvertently merged to the right lane while the lane assist feature was active. The contact stated that lane assist feature failed to alert her that the vehicle had merged. As a…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · August 14, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2023 Kia Forte have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2023 Kia Forte driver assistance — 23% 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.