NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Kia Forte · model year 2010
2010 Kia Forte
Owners submitted 221 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 27th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2008 to 2012 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Engine · 26% · group n = 82Airbags · 13% · group n = 42Tires · 8% · group n = 24Powertrain · 7% · group n = 23Electrical · 7% · group n = 21
221
Complaint records on file
70,130
Median mileage at the reported problem · 151 complaints reported mileage
26%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 82
27th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 35 model years
Reports describe airbag warning or deployment concerns
Cluster 1 of 32010 Kia Forte
Engine damage · 24 reports
Reports describe engine damage or oil consumption
Cluster 2 of 32010 Kia Forte
Brake performance · 19 reports
Reports describe braking performance concerns
Cluster 3 of 32010 Kia Forte
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.