Hyundai Kona by model year

1,146 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Kona across 10 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Hyundai Kona

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2018	117
2019	261
2020	205
2021	157
2022	150
2023	104
2024	86
2025	51
2026	15

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				26 to 31
2026	15		3	27 to 31
2025	51	Electrical system (18%)	1	26 to 31	4 stars
2024	86	Electrical system (38%)	4	26 to 31	4 stars
2023	104	Electrical system (26%)	1	29 to 32	5 stars
2022	150	Engine (22%)		29 to 32	5 stars
2021	157	Engine (52%)	1	27 to 30	5 stars
2020	205	Engine (55%)	2	27 to 30	5 stars
2019	261	Engine (56%)	1	27 to 30	5 stars
2018	117	Engine (39%)		27 to 30