Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Kona Electric Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Kona Electric? 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 Electric problems by model year
6 recall entries and 146 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kona Electric | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Kona Electric | 0 | 15 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Kona Electric | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Kona Electric | 0 | 20 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Kona Electric | 0 | 26 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Kona Electric | 3 | 26 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Kona Electric | 3 | 53 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Kona Electric, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system97 complaints
- unknown or other19 complaints
- service brakes14 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system14 complaints
- engine13 complaints
- power train12 complaints
- forward collision avoidance11 complaints
- vehicle speed control5 complaints