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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2013 Forte, so we've included reviews for other years of the Forte since its last redesign.
Perfect So Far
mustrockon, 07/22/2012
2012 Kia Forte SX 4dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've owned this car for 3 weeks and absolutely love it. I traded in my 2010 Nissan Sentra SR. I have a dog that is close to 100lbs and he fits in the hatch area no problem. It came with leather, a sunroof, bluetooth, all cargo accessories, heated seats, great radio, and Ipod plugin. It has some serious getup and go even transferring from Nissan's CVT which I wasn't sure about. My nissan was fully loaded, but didn't have all the features of this Kia for the same drive out price 21K. I have gone on 3 long distance trips already getting 29+ mpg hwy/city without even being broken in. If you live in Houston area go to the dealership in Conroe, they'll treat you right. Couldn't be more pleased.
Not worth it
Anya , 12/02/2021
2013 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought this car back in 2015. Still have it. Have had issues since day one. Break issues since before the recall. (I got it fixed but still have issues At least once a year). Transmission issues, but the cars not worth a brand new transmission. The alignment goes out too fast. I can’t take it on a road trip anymore and it’s only got 130k on it. Last road trip I took it on was only a 6.5hr drive and it just decided to stop driving for no reason. Does this a lot. The Heating went out drivers side in the floorboard. The radio doesn’t work on the channels. I’m constantly having to re- pair my phone for the bluetooth. I can’t skip forward with the buttons on the steering wheel. The voice command doesn’t work 90% of the time. It’s just a shitty car. Don’t ever get a Kia. I’ve heard bad things about other kias as well. It’s as moody as a stick shift. It sort of stalled on me in the rain. Like I hit the gas and it wouldn’t move. Then it finally moved. It does this a lot in the rain. It hates the rain and the heat, don’t even have to be driving long, 15 minutes max before it decides it’s not going to move. There’s weeks where I’m having to floor it to move, where other days all I have to do it touch the gas and it’ll go without any issue. It’s got a nice get go when it wants to.
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Have had Forte Sedan EX for about one month.
martin2013, 06/11/2013
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've only had this car for about a month and have really liked it so far. The ease that the majority of functions in this car is nice compared to my previous car. Even though the majority of my driving has been shorter in-city distances, its gas milage has been pretty close to estimated mileage. I will soon see how well the gas mileage does with a long trip.
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Jean, 01/27/2018
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Love my car.....great value. Definitely worth the price. Easy to get kids in and out. Cargo space very roomy for a small car. Rides nice. Only issues is traction on wet or snow very light car handling is loose in heavy wind also. Had issues with air conditioner line clogging and normal maintenance only.
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20k miles in... great car
morningland, 02/25/2013
2012 Kia Forte EX 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I got this car because of the fold down seats and the great interest rate. I do a lot of camping and traveling so the fold down seats were critical since I sometimes car camp. I am able to comfortably lay down in the back area for a cat nap during a long trip or to get a good nights sleep. I am trading it in only because I want the four wheel drive but this car performed pretty decent on forest roads for what it is. It rides very nice too. I borrowed some chevy car of the same size for a week and when I got my Forte back, it felt like driving butter! It is reliable too. 20k miles and not a single engine problem at all!