Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Kona Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Kona? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Hyundai Kona problems by model year
13 recall entries and 785 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Kona | 3 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Kona | 1 | 28 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Kona | 4 | 50 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Kona | 1 | 64 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Kona | 0 | 97 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Kona | 1 | 116 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Kona | 2 | 158 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Kona | 1 | 189 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Kona | 0 | 74 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Kona, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine404 complaints
- unknown or other137 complaints
- electrical system137 complaints
- power train98 complaints
- forward collision avoidance58 complaints
- vehicle speed control42 complaints
- service brakes33 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system29 complaints