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2012 Kia Forte

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Specification GLS KNAFU4A2-C GL KNAFT4A2-C Top KNAFW6A3-C
Engine 2L 2L 2.4L
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline
Body Sedan Sedan Coupe
Doors 4-door 4-door 2-door
Median asking price $5,138 $5,888 $6,498
Price observations 88 20 28
Price sample updated Oct 18, 2026 Oct 18, 2026 Oct 18, 2026

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

EXPLORE THE LINEUP

Find your Forte

Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2012 Forte

GL

3 VIN patterns
2L · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs
KNAFT4A2-C → 1,687 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,888 median asking price

20 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

KNAFT412-C → 2 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

KNAFT5A2-C → 10 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Forte

GLS

3 VIN patterns
2L · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs
KNAFU5A2-C → 1,483 VINs in our data

Hatchback

$4,995 median asking price

15 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

KNAFU4A2-C → 9,849 VINs in our data

Sedan

$5,138 median asking price

88 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

KNAFU6A2-C → 1,327 VINs in our data

Coupe

$5,988 median asking price

19 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2012 Forte

LX Sedan 4D

1 VIN pattern
Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
1KNAFT4A-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2012 Forte

Top

3 VIN patterns
2.4L · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs
KNAFW5A3-C → 458 VINs in our data

Hatchback

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

KNAFW4A3-C → 564 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

KNAFW6A3-C → 1,068 VINs in our data

Coupe

$6,498 median asking price

28 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2012 Forte

Trim not recorded

3 VIN patterns
2L · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
KNAFD6A2-C → 1 VINs in our data

Coupe

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
KNHWU4A2-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
ANAFT4A2-C → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

THE MARKET VIEW

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Fuel economy

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