Enter the 17-character VIN of your Kia Forte to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Type the 17-character VIN of a Kia Forte into the decoder and it reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and without registration. Our data for the Forte covers 11 versions, from Kia Forte I (TD) and Forte5 I (TD) up to Kia Forte III (facelift 2021), with Koup variants in between. It spans model years 2009 to 2021, Sedan and Hatchback bodies, and power from 145 to 201 hp.
A VIN carries no accident record, mileage, theft status or owner history, so the decoder cannot show any of that. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, check that the model year decoded from the 10th character fits the listing and the registration papers, and that the VIN on the car matches the documents exactly.
2009 - 2021
Production years
145 - 201 hp
Power
2
Body styles
11
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Forte I (TD) | 2009 - 2012 | Sedan | 154 - 173 hp |
| Kia Forte I Koup | 2009 - 2013 | - | 154 - 173 hp |
| Kia Forte5 I (TD) | 2010 - 2013 | Hatchback | 154 - 173 hp |
| Kia Forte II (YD) | 2013 - 2016 | Sedan | 145 - 173 hp |
| Kia Forte II Koup | 2013 - 2016 | - | 166 - 201 hp |
| Kia Forte5 II (YD) | 2013 - 2016 | Hatchback | 166 - 201 hp |
| Kia Forte II (facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2018 | Sedan | 147 - 164 hp |
| Kia Forte5 II (facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2018 | Hatchback | 164 - 201 hp |
| Kia Forte III | 2019 - 2021 | Sedan | 147 - 201 hp |
| Kia Forte5 III | 2019 - 2021 | Hatchback | 147 - 201 hp |
| Kia Forte III (facelift 2021) | 2021 | Sedan | 147 - 201 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Kia Forte, with model years 2009 - 2021 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2009 - 2021 across 11 versions of the Kia Forte. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Kia Forte the characters to expect are 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021).
11 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 201 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year, which you can set against the 2009 to 2021 range in our data. It does not name the version, so match the year, body style (Sedan or Hatchback) and power (145 to 201 hp in our data) with the registration document and the car itself.
Read all 17 characters on the car and compare them with the registration papers and the sales listing, character by character. Remember that I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if one appears, a character was probably misread or misprinted.
It will not tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It only reads the characters themselves: manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture.