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crunchyed, 09/14/2013
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I traded my 2009 Nissan Versa Hatchback for the 2012 Kia Forte Ex. So far I love it. It had all the bells and whistles that I wanted without the extra cost. It's a lot more fun to drive than the versa.
Good bang for the buck
Cw, 05/26/2020
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have had my Kia Forte 8 yrs now and could not be more pleased. I have 165,000 miles on it and have done only normal maintenance to date. The car rides nice. It handles corners really well. It is comfy and gets great gas mileage. I paid 18k for it and it was worth every penny.
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John, 07/31/2019
2012 Kia Forte LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
My initial opinion of this car is that is sucked. We bought the car in 2012, after a year we had to replace the motor because of a manufacturer defect. A year after replacing the motor we started having issues in the wiring (issues to this day that were never solved by Kia.) The car after those two big issues has been a dependable daily driver for my mom who commutes back and forth an hour each way everyday to work at the hospital. We also took the vehicle to Ohio and back multiple times (1,000 mile trip one way.) However what I absolutely love about the vehicle is it saved my families life. I am a Firefighter in the state of Arkansas and have seen countless vehicle collisions. Friday my mother and sister were driving the Kia outside of Little Rock when she was cut off by an 18 wheeler. She swerved to avoid the collision and as a result over corrected causing the vehicle to rollover 3 times before sliding in an embankment and landing on some trees. The car was totaled and the body was pretty well mangled. However, the generous amount of airbags as well as an astonishingly strong frame saved the cab of the car during the rollover & prevented serious injuries to my mother and sister. During my time as a firefighter it's very rare to see a rollover accident have as little damage to the cab as their wreck did. Kia did an amazing job on that aspect of the car IMO.
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finzphan68, 01/12/2013
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Needed a new car for my daily commute, and have wanted a hatchback for a while too, so came across the Kia Forte, and found that while its not the top of the line model, it offers everything that I needed in a functional and stylish package.
Great for a year
vmpage, 05/20/2015
2012 Kia Forte Koup SX 2dr Coupe (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
My car is cute. It handles great. It has also jerked, lurched and felt like it was going to stall, intermittently, since it was one year old. I've gone to the dealer repeatedly only to be told there is no computer code and they can't replicate the problem. I've complained to Kia corporate only to again have nothing done. My car feels like it is going to strand me in Honolulu traffic, and I'm told I'm crazy. Meanwhile, there are forums with hundreds of other people with the same complaint.