THE SPECS GUIDE

2016 Kia Forte

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Specification	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) KNAFK4A6-G	GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade) KNAFX4A6-G	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) KNAFK5A8-G	FWD KNAFKAA6-G	Trim not recorded KNAF26A3-G	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) · FWD KNAFK416-G	GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade) · FWD KNAFX4AG-G	GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade) KNAFX5A1-G	GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade) KNAFX4A8-G	Trim not recorded 00KNAFK4-6	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) · FWD KNAFK446-G	Top (High Grade) KNAFZ5A3-G	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) · FWD KNAFK5A6-G	Top (High Grade) KNAFZ4A8-G	Top (High Grade) KNAFZ6A3-G	Trim not recorded KNAFKAM6-G	GL (Middle-LOW Grade) KNAFK516-G	Trim not recorded KNASK486-G
Engine	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.6L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.6L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	1.8L 4-cyl	1.6L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	1.6L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	1.8L 4-cyl	Not recorded
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Other
Body	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Coupe	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Coupe	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	5-door	Not recorded	2-door	4-door	4-door	5-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	5-door	5-door	4-door	2-door	Not recorded	5-door	4-door
Median asking price	$7,300	$7,995	$7,995	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$7,500	Not recorded	Not recorded	$9,149	Not recorded	$8,995	$8,489	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	237	116	73	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	34	Not recorded	Not recorded	18	Not recorded	26	18	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

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.

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

2016 Forte

GL (Middle-LOW Grade)

6 VIN patterns

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

KNAFK4A6-G → 15,777 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,300 median asking price

237 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

KNAFK516-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 3 patterns · View specs

KNAFK416-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

KNAFK446-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

KNAFK5A6-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFK5A8-G → 3,523 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,995 median asking price

73 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2016 Forte

GLS, JSL, TAX (Middle Grade)

4 VIN patterns

1.6L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFX5A1-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFX4A6-G → 8,784 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,995 median asking price

116 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFX4A8-G → 1,837 VINs in our data

Sedan

$7,500 median asking price

34 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFX4AG-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2016 Forte

Top (High Grade)

3 VIN patterns

1.6L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

KNAFZ5A3-G → 727 VINs in our data

Sedan

$9,149 median asking price

18 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

KNAFZ6A3-G → 521 VINs in our data

Coupe

$8,489 median asking price

18 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFZ4A8-G → 1,501 VINs in our data

Sedan

$8,995 median asking price

26 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2016 Forte

Trim not recorded

5 VIN patterns

1.6L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAF26A3-G → 1 VINs in our data

Coupe

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFKAM6-G → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1.8L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

KNAFKAA6-G → 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 2 patterns · View specs

00KNAFK4-6 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

KNASK486-G → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

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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BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

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Prices across model years

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