2016 Kia Forte Koup: owner complaints and recalls

49% of everything owners report about the 2016 Kia Forte Koup points at a single system: engine. That is 66 of 134 complaints on file.

134
Complaints
0
Recalls
16
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
13
Injuries
152.2
Severity index

Severity index 152.2 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 152.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Kia Forte Koup sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 140 2016 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2016 Kia Forte Koup ranks 9 of 140 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 94% of its model-year peers. See the full 2016 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 66 complaints (49.3%)66 49%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 21 complaints (15.7%)21 16%Power TrainPower Train: 16 complaints (11.9%)16 12%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (11.2%)15 11%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (10.4%)14 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 13 complaints (9.7%)13 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 10 complaints (7.5%)10 7%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 9 complaints (6.7%)9 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE6649.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2115.7%
POWER TRAIN1611.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1511.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1410.4%
AIR BAGS139.7%
SERVICE BRAKES107.5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING96.7%

Complaints filed per year

010202016: 112017: 72018: 142019: 202020: 92021: 142022: 132023: 142024: 102025: 132026: 9 (partial year)161718192020212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201611
20177
201814
201920
20209
202114
202213
202314
202410
202513
2026 (year to date)9
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.