Kia Forte Insurance — Safety Ratings & Recalls
The Kia Forte is a compact sedan. Its best NHTSA overall rating across tested variants is 4 stars. The table below lists the NHTSA overall rating, recalls and complaints for each model year (NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, Recalls and Complaints, fetched 2026-09-02).
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Body Type
4 stars NHTSA overall
Best NHTSA Overall Rating
2020–2026
Model Years Covered
South Korea
Country of Origin
Kia Forte — NHTSA Ratings, Recalls and Complaints by Year
| Model year | NHTSA overall rating | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kia Forte | 4 stars | NHTSA lists no count | 74 |
| 2021 Kia Forte | 4 stars | 2 | 67 |
| 2022 Kia Forte | 4 stars | 1 | 26 |
| 2023 Kia Forte | 4 stars | 3 | 60 |
| 2024 Kia Forte | 4 stars | NHTSA lists no count | 24 |
| 2025 Kia Forte | Not rated by NHTSA | NHTSA lists no count | NHTSA lists no count |
| 2026 Kia Forte | Not rated by NHTSA | NHTSA lists no count | NHTSA lists no count |
Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, Recalls and Complaints, fetched 2026-09-02 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets-and-apis). Star ratings are NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings per tested vehicle variant; 'Not Rated' means NHTSA did not test that variant. Recall and complaint counts are the counts NHTSA computes for the make, model and model year on the fetch date.
What does Kia Forte insurance cost?
No public source prices a specific model. In 2023, the average U.S. driver spent $1,282 per insured vehicle on liability, collision and comprehensive coverage (NAIC Auto Insurance Database Report, 2023 data).
Your rate depends on your driving record, your ZIP code, the coverage you pick and the model year. Crash-test ratings, repair costs and theft claims for the model move the price as well. A quote is the only price for your Kia Forte.
About Kia Forte Insurance
The Kia Forte is a compact sedan from Kia. Kia is a South Korean automaker. Its U.S. line includes the Forte and K5 sedans and the Sportage, Sorento and Telluride SUVs.
Insurers price the replacement value, the repair cost, the crash-test results and the theft claims of the Forte. The model year moves the price as well: a newer year costs more to replace, and an older year can lack the safety equipment that earns a discount. Open a year page for the NHTSA-tested variants and their ratings.
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