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Forza Horizon 6 Patch Notes (13th July 2026)

A complete Rivals Leaderboard reset arrives today following widespread exploit abuse, whilst the team continues tackling save data loss affecting some players.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Playground Games has reset all Rivals Leaderboards in Forza Horizon 6 following widespread exploitation of glitches and physics abuse. The developer's reasoning is straightforward: unrealistic times polluted the rankings, so wiping them clean gives everyone a fresh start. Your legitimate Collection Journal progress remains intact, but your leaderboard position does not.

The patch also tackles a persistent friction point for many players. Save data loss continues to plague some across Xbox Series X|S and PC, and whilst the team rolled out fixes on July 2, today's update includes another layer of protection. If your save conflicts when you next load the game, you'll now see a dialog box letting you restore from the cloud. A clearer path to recovery than before.

Beyond the headline fixes, this update addresses AI corner-entry collisions, fixes a bug where the 1995 Toyota MR2 GT would dead-stop on kerbs, and corrects the Subaru Impreza 22B-STi's Auction House pricing. The full changelog, including audio improvements and visual fixes for exhaust effects and chrome paint, is below.

Full Patch Notes

Buff Fix Tweak

Version Number:

·       XBOX Series X|S: 398.92.0

·       Windows PC (Xbox app): 398.92.0

·       Steam: 398.92.0

Bug fixes and changes (Available from Jul 13)

General

  • Performance and stability fixes.

AI

  • Improvements have been made to reduce excessive AI collisions on corner entries (Bug 4388349).

Audio

  • Improvements to audio performance.
  • Fixed an issue where changing Speech Volume would also affect GPS Voice (Bug 4356829).
  • Improvements to music track rotation on the radio (Bug 4327383).
  • New stock exhaust audio for the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia. 
  • New race exhaust audio for the 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB.

Cars

  • Fixed an issue with the 1995 Toyota MR2 GT where kerbs could cause a dead stop (Bug 4426504).
  • Fixed an issue where Treasure Cars could be removed from My Cars (Bug 4425400). If you have removed these by accident, please submit a ticket to Forza Support.
  • Made a change where the Credit cap was being incorrectly applied to non-Auto Show cars in the Auction House (Bug 4403320).
  • The price of the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B-STi Version has been adjusted to better reflect the value of the car (Bug 4388342).

EventLab

  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to Rewind in Free Drive (Bug 4377375).
  • Fixed an exploit where players were able to duplicate other players’ EventLab creations (Bug 4460100).

Gameplay

  • Fixed an exploit where removing a locked tune during a PR Stunt would allow players to keep their speed to achieve unrealistic scores in a lower Car Class (Bug 4390806).
  • Fixed an issue where players could be presented with a black screen when starting a Monthly Rivals through the Test Drive feature (Bug 4395847).
  • Fixed an issue where the LINK Clean Sweep Skill was not registering in the Collection Journal (Bug 4402867).
  • Fixed an issue where the ‘Convoy leader registered your Convoy for an event’ message does not disappear, even after completing the Event and returning to Free Roam (Bug 4376387).
  • Fixed an issue where disabling Head-To-Head Requests in your session also disabled them in The Eliminator (Bug 4447380).
  • Fixed an issue with Hide & Seek where players were not being awarded Level XP (Bug 4372539).
  • Swapped the 2021 Alumicraft #122 Class 1 Buggy for the 1993 Toyota #1 T100 Baja Truck in The Eliminator (Bug 4378156).

Visuals

  • Fixed an issue where exhaust vapour would not always match the location of the exhaust (Bug 4425411).
  • Fixed an issue where using chrome car paint over plastic resulted in a flat finish (Bug 4380657).
  • Fixed an issue where Manufacturer Preset colours would not appear correctly when a livery was applied (Bug 4379802).
  • Improvements to visual issues when combining certain items of clothing, such as clipping.

Leaderboards

  • Reset all Rivals Leaderboards due to the presence of unrealistic entries (Bug 4443235).
    • Developers Notes:

These unrealistic entries have been achieved through the exploitation of glitches or obtained by using Drag Tires before the latest physics balance changes we’ve introduced on June 15.

Therefore, we’ve made the decision to proceed with a complete reset of the affected Leaderboards, which will be wiped as soon as these exploits get patched in the game. 

We understand this will be disappointing to players with legitimate lap times; however, we’ve chosen this approach so that way everyone has a clean sheet to play with going forward. Regardless of the Leaderboards deletion, any clean times posted to earn the associated Collection Journal items for the Rivals will not be lost and will remain unlocked. 

Our team are also looking into resolving some glitches that can be used to pollute PR Stunts Leaderboards with unrealistic scores, and while we don’t have a timeline yet, we do expect to perform a complete wipe of those Leaderboards once the fixes have rolled out.

Save issues update – ongoing investigation 
 
We continue to work on improvements across all platforms to alleviate the issue of lost saves affecting some players in Forza Horizon 6.

The XBOX team have rolled out updates for XBOX Series X|S and PC to help improve these issues. The latest of these was on July 2, so please ensure your devices are up to date.

With this update, if you experience data loss, you’ll be presented with a conflict dialog box the next time you load your game. To recover your progress, choose the Cloud save option, which restores your most recent saved version.

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Nathan Lees

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