KNOWN ISSUES

Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted on December 15, 2024.  While current game owners will be able to continue playing the game, there will be no further support for to fix the following Known Issues.  See the Forza Horizon 4 Delisting FAQ for more information."

CROSS-PLATFORM

• Some players may get negative points after a ranked game.
• Change of Itinerary Lego challenge uses "USV-Helden" instead of "SUV-Helden" in German.
• Category name and badge do not match in Korean for Retro Saloon and Super Saloon
• Some players can't join clubs.
• Names are switched in Mexican Spanish for Lexus IS F & Toyota GT86.
• Players are not able to import designs from other games such as Forza horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 7. 
• Cars from Barn Finds may appear as a Null Car when first obtained or viewed in garage
• The Backstage Passes counter is misplaced
• Crashes when joining a party/convoy.
• Online Adventure and other game modes have long load times between rounds and when traveling.
• Backstage Pass - Using the backstage pass does not unlock the car sometimes. (We are not gifting out individual compensation for this issue at this time.)
• Players are not receiving backstage pass from 50% series completion.  (We are not gifting out individual compensation for this issue at this time.)
• In Japanese Lego challenge 'It's a bird' says to use the Lego Mini Cooper instead of the Supervan
• Lego challenge - Official Investigation brick challenge uses class A when a S1 car is required in French and Japanese.
• Lego challenge - Racing home challenge says to use S1 class car when A class is required in Japanese
• Lake Lodge House ownership may reset.
• Seasonal Championships show 'Completed' during new season if completed during a previous season.
• The Festival playlist has already done progress for some players.
• Series 35 - Weekly Challenge chapter 3 uses Whitewater Falls Cross Country instead of Ambleside Rush Cross Country in Japanese
• Ford Mustang GT500 2020 - Dashboard dials do not fade.
• Players may be entered into a race in the wrong car class.
• Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray 2020 - Dashboard dials do not fade.
• Series 36 - Summer Weekly Challenge chapter 2 uses Speed Traps instead of Speed Zones in Hungarian.
• Super 7 High Stakes - Some players are not getting backstage passes if they already won one.
• Players are not able to view or download images from the online gallery.
• 1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 - Inconsistent shading on logo.
• Saleen S1 2018 sells for 0 credits on the auction house.
• Auction House - Bid may fail and remove credits.
• Backstage and Super 7 map flags can be seen from far away in free roam.
• Series 41 - Summer weekly challenge says "verhalte" when "erhalte" was expected in German
• Blocked or removed friends are not removed from leaderboards.
• Honda S2000 text is listed twice on the auction house.
• Users using Bluetooth audio devices may experience audio issues in game/ during gameplay
• Cars - Livery - Liveried Gift Car thumbnails show as stock car paint until the player gets into the car and drives it or applies an upgrade. (Date Added:11.19.21)
• Festival Playlist - Rivals - Rivals completions is not adding to playlist completion percentage for some players.
• The Jaguar C type cannot be sold on the auction house.

 

XBOX SERIES X & S

• SSAO is not enabled for series X|S consoles.

PC

• Crash - PC - When entering a Speed Zone or Drift zone players games will crash
• Latest Nvidia driver causing game to Freeze/Crash (updating to studio driver or rolling back driver solves this issue) [12.1.22] Nvidia Drivers

STEAM

• Audio - Voice Chat - Steam players can not hear other Convoy members, but the other members can hear the Steam user
• Stuttering when viewing cinematics and entering and leaving an event.
• Steam does not show the latest version of the installed files.
  • To check what version the player has installed:
    • Steam> Library
    • Right click on game > Manage > Browse local files
    • Right click on ForzaHorizon4.exe > Properties > Details > Product version
      
      • Work around is to purchase from the Steam store.
• Refresh rate stuck at 60hz for players with dual monitors. (The hz is defaulting to the lowest refresh rate monitor) 
  • Work around is to change the hz and then reboot the game.
• Some achievements on Steam are not acting correctly (Go The Distance, Crowning Achievement, The Spirit of Adventure, Time for Adventure, Backbone of Britain, Make Louis Proud, Record Breaker)
• User is not informed when they are signed into two different accounts at the same time when sending/receiving convoy invites. You will need to sign into the same account on Game Bar and FH4.

 

FIXED

CROSS-PLATFORM

• LEGO Speed Champions Expansion: Players that receive the "Garage Full" message aren't given another chance to claim reward cars in the future. Please ensure you've cleared some space in your garage, then open a ticket with our support team so we can look into providing compensation for this issue.
• Stutter when connecting to Horizon Life server. 
• Crash when saving a photo during Initial Drive.
• Crash during reward flow for Horizon Stories.
• Antique Restorer Achievement not unlocking.
• Cars are not being reset during Team Adventure events, including missing checkpoints or the car being on its roof.
• Some VIP players may notice they are not receiving double #Forzathon points when completing a #Forzathon Live event. This is a known UI error and will be fixed in a future update. If you check the total points earned before the race vs after and are still only receiving 1x the points, please double check to make sure you own the Lake Lodge.
• Formula Drift Cars not showing as free in game for Game Pass Subscribers.
• Tuning - Accessing Downloadable Tunes before all details have been populated results in incorrect error message 'Incompatible Tune'. 
• Festival Playlist is not displaying the correct completion value. Players who had 100% previously displayed will see a drop of about 15%.
• Festival Playlist is not displaying the correct completion value for Summer. Players may need to complete all offline events to get the 50% reward.
• 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS has incorrect audio after acceleration on PC.
• Earned Star Card Flairs may not appear for selection on the "Choose Flair" screen.
• Festival Playlist is not displaying the correct completion value for Series 7 & 8.
• The first chapter of the Weekly Forzathon not completing if you already own the 2016 Viper ACR or the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Buying and driving the car will complete the chapter.
• Issue where players were able to join an in progress Eliminator session via the convoy invite system.
• Eliminator: Fixed an issue where players were unable to challenge other players to a Head-to-Head.
• Eliminator: Fixed the issue with some Head-to-Head races having their finish line appear outside of the Arena.
• Eliminator: Fixed an issue with the post-race upgrade UI, where the D-pad icon was not appearing as intended
• Eliminator: Fixed an issue where if one player was eliminated by the arena whilst in a Head-to-Head, both players would be eliminated.
• Pacifist achievement is not unlocking for some players.
• Heads Up achievement is not unlocking for some players.
• The Creative Hub only shows liveries for the vehicle you are currently using. 
• Treasure Hunt location will not spawn if you have notifications turned off. *Please turn on notifications to ensure the Treasure Hunt locations will spawn*
• Audio loss after resuming FH4 from connected standby.
• Audio loss of in-game voice chat
• Some players will see a number notification, such as  "1", on the Festival Playlist from Series 11, 15, 16, or 17 if they already owned the reward clothing item.
• 1994 Nissan Silvia K's Fog light on the C-West aftermarket front bumper lights up while braking.
• Some players will see houses missing from the world map.
• Custom controller mappings may cause a stall after accelerating from standstill. 
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ exhaust is missing texture when using some bumpers.
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ wheel angle is not updated after upgrading drift suspension. 
• Eliminator: Some players are not able to pick a car upgrade after winning a head to head when using a custom keyboard layout. 
• 2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale Headlights radiosity intensifies while braking.
• 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Brake Calipers clipping with Aftermarket Weld Racing Alumaster Beadlock Rims on Front Wheels
• The Mudslinger Daily Challenge for Autumn Series 15 requires the completion of 2 point to point cross country events instead of any 2 cross country events.
• 1998 Toyota Supra RZ some upgraded spoilers do not move with the trunk in Forzavista.
• 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar – Redundant functional lights on dashboard in Cockpit Cam.
  2005 Honda NSX-R - Car hood is bouncing visibly from the hood camera.
  1995 Ferrari F50 - Car hood is bouncing visibly from a cockpit camera.
  2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante – Lack of ‘Performante’ logo on right door after opening them or using explode mode
  2013 Ford Shelby GT500 – Floating air vent from aftermarket hood after using explode mode in Forzavista
• 2019 McLaren 720S Spider brake light does not move along with the rear wing
• Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Illumination mask on the taillights is incorrect
• Ultima Evolution Coupe 1020 Red texture is present on the sticker of fire extinguisher in freeroam
  
• Bentley Continental GT Speed Forza Edition Aftermarket hood behavior in Forzavista is inconsistent between car editions
• Series 29 - Moorhead Wind Farm Circuit does not mark as complete on the festival playlist.
  
• Top gear chapter 1 will get stuck when loading.
• Game reloads multiple times when exiting house or when joining a Horizon Life session on some devices. 
  Series 34 - Super 7 reward does not update for some players.
  Crash occurs when access Super 7 from free roam. Players can still access Super 7 from the menu.
  Some stats are not updating for players.
• Audio Loss except during Cinematic's. 
• Custom controller settings reset when launching the game again.
• Creative Hub does not update player's shared Super 7 Challenge cards.
• Issue with the "A Wild Challenge Appears - Complete a Challenge Card in Freeroam." achievement. You will need to complete a challenge from the Super7 in world location, near the festival to unlock this (rather than one of the individual challenges).
• Some players are not able to upgrade their Lego house.
• Painter and Tuner ranks are not updating correctly.
• Super 7 - Players are unable to save a Super 7 card after getting an inappropriate content error message.
• If you already own the Sunflower Meadows house, then the “Stay Home” Achievement will not unlock.
• Super 7 - Some challenge cards can be accessed during Eliminator.
• Audi Quattro S1 - Liveries are not aligned the same on the back of the car in free roam vs photo mode
• Star Card - Superstar Explorer not updating for some players. 
• Discovery stats for houses not updating past 12/13 when players own all houses
• Fixed an issue on Xbox Series X/S consoles where a number of players couldn't access a group of owned DLC cars

XBOX

• Game fails to launch when Region and Language are changed after install. 

XBOX SERIES X & S

• When using remote play Left Stick input causes dpad input
• Car may load into races as the wrong color and return to the correct color in free roam.
• Some players cannot manage or interact with clubs Series X|S consoles.  

WINDOWS 10

• Some HDR Monitors not being detected.
• Changing MSAA from 2x to 4x results in improper tree LOD rendering/popping until you restart game. 
• Stalls and large FPS drops during Initial Drive (mostly on transitions from cutscenes to active gameplay).  Affects machines where the player has insufficient RAM for their quality settings. 
• AMD: Switching MSAA settings without restarting results in black corruption on the environment. 
• Instability issue if we release a game update in the 15 days after a major Windows update.
• Windows update can cause double installs.
• If player has “Disable all sound effects” (or similar) ticked in Sound Options > Speaker Properties > Spatial, or has Spatial Sound Format set to None, game might be silent or crash.
• Crashing when hitting a speed zone. Please roll back to Windows version 1809. 
• Series 23 - Festival playlist percentage is not displaying the correct completion value after update. Players who had 100% previously may see a drop of about 6%.

 

STEAM

• Some achievements on Steam are not acting correctly (Go The Distance, Crowning Achievement, The Spirit of Adventure, Time for Adventure, Backbone of Britain, Make Louis Proud, Record Breaker)
• Fanatec Clubsport V2 and V2.5 Wheelbase has an absence of FFB and rumble motor functionality.
• Attempting to purchase addon bundles in-game will result in a marketplace error.
• Car pass for Deluxe and Ultimate add-on bundles are asking players to purchase again when it should be included.

WHEEL

• Current system does not support same action under two different buttons. 
• Fanatec Clubsport 2.5 (DrV 310, FwV 446) wheel settings don’t save on game restart.
• Fanatec Handbrake - ClubSport Handbrake V1.5 does not function. 
• Players may not be able to delete custom wheel profiles. 
• When driving in manual with clutch, grinding audio can be heard sometimes.
• Deadzone slider for clutch, break and throttle are not currently functioning.
• Wheels can have FFB applied during launch of the title.

 

WON'T FIX OR BY DESIGN

CROSS-PLATFORM

• Engine Audio does not change gear in replay mode (possibly Scorpio 60fps only).
• Influence earned from Mixer is disabled.
• The Rewind option occasionally does not trigger.
• Small spike on frozen Derwent Water during winter season.
• Hole in road near Uffington White Horse during winter season.
• 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 loses horsepower when equipped with twin turbo.
• 1969 Lola #6 Penske Sunoco T70 MkIIIB aero sliders in the tuning menu cannot be adjusted.
• The Audi Sport quattro granted from Tier 3 Upgrade Heroes cannot be removed from the garage. This car can be sold on the auction house.
• The streamer setting does not save when player re-launches title.
• The Noisy Cartographer achievement unlocks at 529 of 531 roads discovered
• Owned tag goes away on the barn find menu after trying to sell a barn find car.
• Duplicate car trade-in not offered on wheel spin from Eliminator.
• 2017 Koenigsegg Agera RS - Rims are only painted on one side.
• 2018 Apollo Intensa Emozione - Wheels are not painted the same on each side
• Players can go through the wall near the helipad in Lego Valley.
• Advanced controller option to Switch Anna / Telemetry / TTS is not available for custom controller profiles.
• McLaren P1 2013 - Active aero (spoiler) stays in the open position.
• Some players may receive a "Too Many Saves" error message.
• Completed Photo Challenge appears as incomplete after travelling to a DLC map.
• Ferrari Portofino - Unable to adjust the roof back to up in free roam after it is lowered in forzavista.
• 1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Floating break light from stock wing visible when opening trunk or installing aftermarket wings
• Car exhaust flames are reduced after changing cars.
• Players can go through wall near influence board near Arthur's Seat.
• 2018 Ford F-150 Prerunner DeBerti Design Truck may clip through the road.
• Team King slowdown not working correctly for some cars.
• Camera angle passes through house in some house locations when loading in.
• Wheelspin not always awarded on level up.
• Some players are not able to post new rivals leaderboard scores on in some events if their previous score used the Bone Shaker or the Track-Tor
• Searching for the 2018 Ford F-150 Prerunner DeBerti Design Truck on the Auction House may display an error message.
• Sometimes only the convoy leader gets the prompt to enter ranked adventure.
• Ranked points are not being saved for some players.
• Share code is not available for tunes. 
• Sunflower Meadows house still costs credits after buying the Welcome Pack.
• Ford Capri Forza Edition description in the Car Collection incorrectly indicates that the car can be unlocked through a Car Mastery tree
• Crashes and Failures on Xbox One and Series X|S when downloading or saving a livery.
• Not possible to import tunes or liveries from other Forza Titles.
• Players on Steam and Xbox Series X&S are missing the correct VIP crown flair.
• Volvo V60 Polestar 2015 has two right mirrors
• Subtitles say Spitfire came out in 1993 instead of 1962 in Chinese.
• Unable to search for Quadra V-tech in Auction House on Fortune Island
• Ferrari 599XX Evolution - Car may sink into the ground at high speeds.
• Festival Playlist – Some players are not able to complete the playlist and will be stuck around 94% (Date Added: 05.05.22)
• Festival Playlist - Series 44 - 3rd Race of Breaking New Ground isn't showing up on map (Date Updated: 02.21.23)

XBOX One

• Xbox One - Audio - There are audio hitches that occur throughout the title.  These are extremely brief periods of silence.
• Playing the game while installing causes multiple severe performance issues. (Recommended to reinstall the title fully.)
• Unable to use keyboard keys in game on Xbox One console.
• Excessive loading times when syncing data from previous Forza titles (where that title had a large save game).

XBOX Series X|S

• Unable to use keyboard keys in game on Xbox Series X|S console.

• Data Out Telemetry is not working on Xbox Series X|S.

• The Game Pass Perk does not work on Xbox Series X|S.

• Quick resume does not correctly update Festival Playlist timer.
• Game does not reload from Quick Resume.
• Wheel rotation angle stuck at 270 when using a wheel.
• Controller does not work if a keyboard is attached to Xbox Series X|S console

WINDOWS 10

• Terrain looks blurry with Forced Anisotropic filtering via the NVIDIA control panel.  
• Loss of audio and instability if removing headphones during boot flow. 
• Audio corruption when default playback is set to 24bit 44100Hz (does not happen on any other available setting).
• Mouse & Keyboard - When setting a custom keyboard profile, changing one of a certain group of keybinds causes all the actions in the group to become unbound. 
• Some graphics settings are not saved after closing the game.
• Game may not boot with the following virus checkers: Trend Micro Maximum Security, Comodo Antivirus, Sophos, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Avira
• If FH4 is disabled from being a background app it may crash or hang when suspending and resuming. (Recommended to not disable from being a background app)
• Realtek HD audio manager cuts sound to the game if earphones are plugged in during gameplay. (Recommended to update the Realtek audio drivers)
• Crash Hang Type: Activation.
• Super 7 - When using custom controller/keyboard layouts the button to open the Blueprint Builder Library is missing. 

STEAM

• Slightly different SST UI.
• Xbox Series X/S controller dedicated share button is not recognized by Steam.
• The Xbox Console Companion app does not work for accepting invites to Steam. Players should use the Xbox app or the Xbox Game Bar instead.
• Force feedback is not working with Xbox One controllers.
• The wheels tab under controls settings are only present when a wheel is connected.

WHEEL

• Fanatec Clubsport V2 - Wheel FFB is not initialized when wheel is in GIP mode. *workaround is to not run the wheel in Xbox mode while on PC*
• Launching the title with a pad and then turning on the wheel, results in pad settings being applied. *Please, launch the game with the wheel only*
• Mad Catz Pro - Force feedback and vibration are lost after after Alt+Tabbing or minimizing.
• Logitech G29 - Steering wheel model is not recognized in game by default and players must map a custom control scheme