Vehicle report

2012 KIA FORTE

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Reported problems

291 complaints · median 81600 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE160
AIR BAGS37
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM32
SERVICE BRAKES30
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER20
EXTERIOR LIGHTING18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM9
STRUCTURE:BODY9
POWER TRAIN8
STEERING8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)3
SEAT BELTS3
SUSPENSION3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
TIRES2
VISIBILITY/WIPER2
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY2
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:BULBS1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT1
STEERING:COLUMN1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
WHEELS1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1
WHEELS:RIM1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.