Hyundai Kona
Owners filed 788 complaints across 9 model years of the Hyundai Kona. The 2019 drew the most (190); the 2026 the fewest (9).
Model years9
Complaints788
Recalls13
Fires20
Deaths1
Every Hyundai Kona model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 28 | 1 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 51 | 4 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 65 | 1 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 97 | 0 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 116 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 158 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 190 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 74 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Engine | Routine |
Which Hyundai Kona years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 190 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.