Hyundai Kona problems, by model year and system
958 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Hyundai Kona 2018–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — engine (448), electrical (244). Each system has a page across the years; 4 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsHyundai Kona complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 9 in all | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 29 in all | — | 10 |
| 2024 67 in all | 10 | 43 |
| 2023 74 in all | 11 | 31 |
| 2022 127 in all | 38 | 42 |
| 2021 143 in all | 84 | 21 |
| 2020 187 in all | 112 | 28 |
| 2019 247 in all | 147 | 60 |
| 2018 75 in all | 45 | 8 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Hyundai Kona system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 448 complaints across 10 model years, 47% of everything owners filed about the Hyundai Kona. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Hyundai Kona year has the most complaints?
2019 (247), 2020 (187), 2021 (143). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.