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Kia Forte Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
8 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
9 kilometers per liter 15 vehicles
10 kilometers per liter 94 vehicles
11 kilometers per liter 69 vehicles
12 kilometers per liter 15 vehicles
13 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
14 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
15 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
16 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
54 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
55 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
56 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
57 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
58 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
59 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
60 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
61 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
62 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
63 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
64 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
65 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
66 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
67 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
68 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
69 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
70 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
71 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
72 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
73 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
74 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
75 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
76 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
77 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
78 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
79 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
80 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
81 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
82 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
83 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
84 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
85 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
86 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
87 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
88 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
89 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
90 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
91 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
92 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2015 2015 4dr Sedan 173-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 13.05
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With the 129 kilowatts 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2015 Kia Forte has been averaging 13.05 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2015 Kia Fortes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 88 kilometers per hour (about 32.5 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (6.3 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2015 Kia Forte in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2013 2013 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 10.38
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2012 2012 4dr Hatch 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 63.71
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2012 2012 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 11.93
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2011 2011 4dr Hatch 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 66.8
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2011 2011 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 5-sp manual FWD 65.63
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2011 2011 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 60.36
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2010 2010 4dr Sedan 173-hp 2.4L I4 6-sp manual FWD 65.9
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2010 2010 4dr Sedan 173-hp 2.4L I4 5-sp shiftable automatic FWD 17.74
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2010 2010 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 5-sp manual FWD 59.42
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2010 2010 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 66.5
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2010 2010 4dr Sedan 156-hp 2.0L I4 4-sp automatic FWD 26.8
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2010 2010 2dr Coupe 173-hp 2.4L I4 6-sp manual FWD 31.6
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2010 2010 2dr Coupe 173-hp 2.4L I4 5-sp shiftable automatic FWD 65.7
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2010 2010 2dr Coupe 156-hp 2.0L I4 5-sp manual FWD 75.5
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2010 2010 2dr Coupe 156-hp 2.0L I4 4-sp automatic FWD 76.71
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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Kia Forte

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2019 The Kia Forte's EPA fuel economy ratings of 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway aren't quite best in class, but they're close. Unless you include the 55/49 Honda Insight and the 53/52 Toyota Corolla Hybrid in the class--then they're not so close. In my real-world suburban driving I observed trip computer averages in the low 40s in the Forte, similar to a 2016 Civic LX with a similarly sized, similarly non-turbo engine. A Civic EX, with a turbocharged 1.5-liter engine, should do a few mpg better. In the hybrid Honda Insight, I observed suburban trip computer averages in the 60s, but "only" 40 mpg on the highway, not even as good as the non-hybrids. see full Kia Forte review
Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
I've made it through the top reasons to buy a Kia Forte SX, but no mention of performance and handling (the reasons to upgrade from lesser trims) yet. But neither is the top reason not to buy one, either. Okay, maybe handling is. I'm trying to decide as I write this. Handling definitely isn't the car's largest weakness. That would be fuel economy. With a manual transmission, the Kia Forte SX achieves worst-in-class EPA ratings: 22 mpg city and 29 mpg highway. (The automatic goes a mile farther on each highway gallon.) Mind you, the Civic doesn't do much better, with 22/31. But the big-engined Mazda achieves 25/37 with a manual, and a lofty 28/39 with an automatic. And the much quicker Volkswagen GTI scores 25/34 and 25/33, respectively. The Forte EX, with its larger but non-turbocharged engine, is more competitive: 24/33 with the manual and 25/36 with the automatic. Maybe the Forte SX just doesn't test well. In my suburban driving the trip computer reported averages between 25 and 40 (depending on the frequency of stops and the heaviness of my right foot), with most in the low 30s. The trip computers in the Honda, Mazda, and Volkswagen all reported about the same. The Kia's trip computer also reported better-than-EPA averages on the highway, but not by as wide a margin. Short gearing restricted 70-mph-highway averages to about 33, well short of the high 30s observed in the others. see full Kia Forte review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Kia Forte

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 After many trips up and down the eastern USA coast (NY-FL and back) It has proven itself reliable and seems to do very well on the highway. Available power is decent, and fuel mileage is really good. It's unusual f we don't get at least the rated 33MPG but usually are between 35 and 38 with a full passenger load and moderately filled trunk. see full Kia Forte review
2011 4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 I was able to get 33 on my first tank going 75 on 90% highway driving and 27 with more mixed driving and highway driving at a highr speed. see full Kia Forte review
2010 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 even with a lead foot i get 20-24 mpg and on a long road trip 600 miles easily achieved 33 mpg, while still being fun to drive see full Kia Forte review
2010 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Seemed rather impressive, especially given its acceleration relative to others in the class. see full Kia Forte review
 

Kia Forte Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Kia Forte's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.