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KIA FORTE at salvage auctions

Copart 2024 KIA FORTE LX 3KPF24ADXRE752239 Front End25,572 mi upcomingDec 2 Copart 2016 KIA FORTE LX KNAFK4A64G5597923 Water / Flood123,278 mi upcomingDec 2 Copart 2017 KIA FORTE LX 3KPFK4A76HE077689 Front End123,833 mi upcomingDec 2 Copart 2018 KIA FORTE LX 3KPFK4A72JE205626 Mechanical106,140 mi upcomingNov 25 Copart 2016 KIA FORTE LX KNAFX4A60G5599069 Burn upcomingNov 23 Copart 2020 KIA FORTE FE 3KPF24AD0LE235913 Rear End78,596 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2018 KIA FORTE LX 3KPFL4A76JE257628 Rear End52,918 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2015 KIA FORTE LX KNAFX4A66F5415963 Rear End200,228 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2010 KIA FORTE EX KNAFU4A22A5847562 Front End213,820 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2021 KIA FORTE GT 3KPF44AC0ME399780 Rear End71,592 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2023 KIA FORTE LXS 3KPF24AD7PE570883 Rear End85,500 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2014 KIA FORTE LX KNAFX4A61E5135379 Rear End165,647 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2018 KIA FORTE LX 3KPFL4A77JE263275 Rear End149,182 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2023 KIA FORTE GT LINE 3KPF54AD4PE667935 Rear End48,962 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2012 KIA FORTE LX KNAFT4A25C5480209 Water / Flood194,456 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2020 KIA FORTE GT 3KPF44AC1LE213565 Front End75,479 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2010 KIA FORTE LX KNAFT4A25A5809908 Front End103,038 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 KIA FORTE FE 3KPF24AD1KE099922 Rear End104,457 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2020 KIA FORTE GT LINE 3KPF34AD7LE168644 Rear End110,184 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2013 KIA FORTE EX KNAFU4A25D5681509 Front End153,363 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2021 KIA FORTE GT LINE 3KPF34AD1ME341219 Side39,212 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2022 KIA FORTE LXS 3KPF24AD8NE432735 Side107,554 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2019 KIA FORTE LXS 3KPF24AD8KE107756 Front End213,270 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 KIA FORTE LX KNAFX4A62F5379298 Minor Dent / Scratches159,822 mi upcomingNov 16

KIA FORTE: model passport

Everything our database knows about the KIA FORTE: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars3,012
Median retail value$12,666
Median repair cost, % of value91%
Median odometer78,666 mi
Run and drive90%
Model year
2010
2015
361
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1,585 53%
  2. Rear End 531 18%
  3. Side 341 11%
  4. All Over 118 3.9%
  5. Vandalism 102 3.4%
  6. Mechanical 67 2.2%
  7. Minor Dent / Scratches 54 1.8%
  8. Water / Flood 51 1.7%
  9. Undercarriage 27 <1%
  10. Rollover 26 <1%
Yard state
  1. TX247 8.2%
  2. GA195 6.5%
  3. IL194 6.4%
  4. FL176 5.8%
  5. CA174 5.8%
  6. AL127 4.2%
  7. TN127 4.2%
  8. NC110 3.7%
  9. SC107 3.6%
  10. KY99 3.3%
  11. NJ85 2.8%
  12. MO82 2.7%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

3,658 complaints about the KIA FORTE (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints3,658
With a crash384
With a fire208
Injured297
Deaths24
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 88,000 mi at failure     1,190 33%
  2. Electrical system
    median 59,750 mi at failure     329 9%
  3. Airbags
    median 64,600 mi at failure     296 8%
  4. Brakes
    median 77,000 mi at failure     222 6%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 36,000 mi at failure     218 6%
  6. Exterior lighting
    median 58,500 mi at failure     181 5%
  7. Steering
    median 49,350 mi at failure     166 5%
  8. Fuel and propulsion
    median 40,000 mi at failure     125 3%
  9. Wheels and tires
    median 30,000 mi at failure     112 3%
  10. Speed control
    median 28,044 mi at failure     111 3%
Complaints by model year
2009
2010
651
2015
2020
2024

Recalls

18 recall campaigns for the KIA FORTE.

Recall campaigns by model year
2010
5
2015
2020
2023

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2024 4.0
2023 4.0
2022 4.0
2021 4.0
2020 4.0
2019 4.0
2018 5.0
2017 5.0
2016 5.0
2015 5.0
2014 4.0
2013 4.0

Real sale prices

6,342 sales of the KIA FORTE at US government auctions, median price $4,850. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.