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2024 Hyundai Kona problems

NHTSA has received 86 complaints about the 2024 Hyundai Kona, and 38% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (10%) and forward collision avoidance (10%).

At a glance

Complaints
86 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 38% of complaints
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0
Typical mileage
11,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Electrical system 38%
  • Engine 10%
  • Forward collision avoidance 10%
  • Brakes 8%
  • Steering 8%
  • Lighting 5%
  • Drivetrain & axles 3%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 3%
  • Cruise control 1%
  • Lane departure 1%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2024 Hyundai Kona Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 11,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 11,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 11,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 11 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Kona with enough data (86 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

the car loss power and shut completely off and ran into the wall with my sister and my child in there on the interstate can I please get help about this matter it could've been worse where i could've lost them forever. I don't want this to happen to nobody else they cars know about these malfunctions and still but these cars on the market for accidents to happen. Please something needs to be done about this.

August 2025 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the engine shut off message displayed. The vehicle was able to restart. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

Reported at 16,000 miles, August 2024

The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message to “Turn off Engine and Restart Engine” was displayed and the engine seized. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while driving on a busy highway. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The contact stated that four months later the failure reoccurred.

Reported at 11,000 miles, September 2025

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