Kia Forte MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Forte of each model year at 29 to 35 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2024 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Sep 30, 2026

Every Forte model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas
2024 Forte	34 mpg 30 city / 41 hwy $1,950 a year
2023 Forte	34 mpg 30 city / 41 hwy $1,950 a year
2022 Forte	35 mpg 31 city / 41 hwy $1,900 a year
2021 Forte	35 mpg 31 city / 41 hwy $1,900 a year
2020 Forte	35 mpg 31 city / 41 hwy $1,900 a year
2019 Forte	35 mpg 31 city / 41 hwy $1,900 a year
2018 Forte	32 mpg 29 city / 37 hwy $2,100 a year
2017 Forte	32 mpg 29 city / 38 hwy $2,100 a year
2016 Forte	30 mpg 26 city / 37 hwy $2,250 a year
2015 Forte	30 mpg 26 city / 37 hwy $2,250 a year
2014 Forte	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year
2013 Forte	30 mpg 27 city / 35 hwy $2,250 a year
2012 Forte	30 mpg 27 city / 35 hwy $2,250 a year
2011 Forte	30 mpg 27 city / 35 hwy $2,250 a year
2010 Forte	30 mpg 27 city / 36 hwy $2,250 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2014 Gas down 1 mpg to 29
2015 Gas up 1 mpg to 30
2017 Gas up 2 mpg to 32
2019 Gas up 3 mpg to 35
2023 Gas down 1 mpg to 34

Kia Forte best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2024: gas 34 mpg

Show as a table

Kia Forte best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	30
2011	30
2012	30
2013	30
2014	29
2015	30
2016	30
2017	32
2018	32
2019	35
2020	35
2021	35
2022	35
2023	34
2024	34

Forte years to avoid and problems by year

Questions

Which Kia Forte year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Forte gets 35 mpg combined (2019 to 2022).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Kia Forte?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $1,900 (2019 to 2022) to $2,300 (2014). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.