Kia Forte Koup MPG by year — every rating on record

The Kia Forte Koup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2011 to 2017. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (2011) and its thirstiest returned 24 mpg (2014). The EPA record holds 27 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Kia Forte Koup placed highest in 2011 at #16 of 64, and lowest in 2016 at #42 of 108. It spent 7 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 27 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What Forte Koup fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2017 Kia Forte Koup burns 411 to 442 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2017 model year is $2,250 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 28 mpg the Kia Forte Koup is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $111 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Kia nameplates

Every Kia model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.