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250KMiles and going!
Jorge, 05/25/2020
updated 06/20/2022
2011 Kia Forte SX 4dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought 2 2011 Kia Forte SXs for daughters and one of them already has 250,000 miles without losing a step it runs awesome!, it has a 2.4L engine, only thing I have replaced is brakes/tires/engine/light bulbs/shocks @ 150kmiles ...other than that both cars are solid and seems they can last another 100k miles...I'm am very surprised on how reliable they turned out to be. I bought a Kia Sorento later on, which did not turned out as I expected it consumed too much oil and traded that in for an Acura RDX.
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Hard to beat at this price point
Dan, 03/30/2017
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Purchased EX 5 door auto new. Have 64K mile on it, and it has never seen a repair shop. Oil changes and one set of tires are only maintenance expense so far. Mileage is as expected, 29-31 in normal driving, 70/30 city/highway. Did get over 41 mpg one time when I held it at 60 on an interstate trip. Normally get 33-35 on the highway. Best features are the seating comfort, both front and rear, outward visibility, cargo capacity, reliability, and economy of operation. Worst features are the navigation and backup camera implementation. Navigation commands sound like broken, computer-generated English, making it difficult to understand which road to turn on at times. Backup camera has a design flaw, IMHO, where it takes 7-8 seconds for anything to appear on the screen after starting the car. So I start the car, immediately shift into reverse to back out of a parking space, then wait for 6-7 seconds for the image to appear. Kind of negates the purpose of having the camera. But, even with these 2 nits, the Forte is a very nice car.
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KIa Forte 5 EX 2011
alfa0, 04/16/2013
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have Kia Forte 5 for 1 months, I loved hatchbacks before I had VW Golf so I wanted to try Kia.... I didn't read the reviews before I got my car. It is rough car. Every time I get in to not even surface it seems to me that car is going to break down cause of rough and noise inside. Poor gas saving. I like those toys inside for standard trim and fun to drive. If I knew that this car is so rough I'd never buy it.
Minor glitches, not getting MPG advertised
sschultz, 02/12/2011
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought the 2011 Kia Forte 5-door four weeks ago and already need to head into the shop. The clock quit working on a drive the other day, the key fab control for the hatch isn't functioning and the power outlet casing comes out when I try to remove my ipod charger. Relatively minor things - but it is a new car. Averaging 30MPG (not included in the trip computer, but a manual calculation) driving 60 miles highway every day. I'm not an inefficient driver so unclear on when I'm going to start getting 34MPG. Overall it's a fun car to drive but have concerns about the build quality and reliability of electronic components specifically.
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James Dennis, 03/01/2019
2011 Kia Forte SX 4dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 8 people found this review helpful
Bumpy ride
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