Kia Forte MPG by year — every rating on record

The Kia Forte has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 2010 to 2024. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (2019) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (2010). The EPA record holds 52 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 placed highest in 2010 at #10 of 59, and lowest in 2014 at #46 of 107. It spent 15 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 52 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Forte fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2024 Kia Forte burns 359 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 2024 model year is $1,950 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 32 mpg the Kia Forte is 7 mpg better the median, which is worth about $352 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize 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.