Every Forte model year from 2010 to 2024, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact Passenger Car of the same year.
Across 15 scored model years the Forte needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2022 is its strongest, 2014 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact Passenger Car sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #21 /30 | 31th | ||
| 2011 | #17 /32 | 48th | ||
| 2012 | #31 /41 | 25th | ||
| 2013 | #26 /43 | 40th | ||
| 2014 | #36 /41 | 13th | Avoid | |
| 2015 | #31 /39 | 21th | ||
| 2016 | #14 /38 | 65th | ||
| 2017 | #32 /41 | 22th | ||
| 2018 | #21 /35 | 41th | ||
| 2019 | #19 /34 | 45th | ||
| 2020 | #8 /27 | 73th | ||
| 2021 | #7 /25 | 75th | ||
| 2022 | #3 /29 | 93th | Best year | |
| 2023 | #10 /22 | 57th | ||
| 2024 | #3 /22 | 90th |
The line has moved around across 15 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2011–2018. This 2024 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Forte model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2022–2024), the trouble concentrates in one place: structure & body. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
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Your Forte is plotted against 22 rivals from 2024.
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Look up your Forte →2022 is the strongest Forte model year on record, ranking #3 of 29 Compact Passenger Cars that year.
2014 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #36 of 41.
The 2024 Forte ranks #3 of 22 Compact Passenger Cars — the upper quarter of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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