Kia Forte won predicate of safest car according to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), United States. Kia Forte also received the Top Safety Pick 2010 to the small car category (in America) from the IIHS crash tests.
The test results are evaluated based on various corners of collisions and blows suffered by the driver seat dummy. There are also additional passive safety devices, the front air bag, in the window (curtain airbags) and active head of the buffer.
This car was fitted with various safety equipment including Electronic Stability Programme, Antilock Brake System (ABS), Brake Assist (BAS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), ElectronicSstability Control (ESC), Traction Control System (TCS) and observers tire pressure or tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS).