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Hyundai Kona Electric

Every Hyundai Kona Electric model year on file, 2019 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1499 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82019 to 2026
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins260Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 54, 36% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040602019542020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Hyundai Kona Electric complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
98
Brakes
15
Fuel system
14
Driver assistance
13
Engine and cooling
13
Powertrain
12
Speed control
5
Lighting
4
Visibility and wipers
3
Steering
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Hyundai Kona Electric model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Hyundai Kona Electric by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone003
2025SUV10.081010
2024SUV150.0751018
2023SUV50.0250031
2022SUV219.5910137
2021SUV267.7872142
2020SUV273.7963152
2019SUV547.41293167
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Hyundai Kona Electric

  • 26V-452 Jul 14, 2026
    Seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash
    Seat belts · 48k vehicles
  • 22V-941 Dec 16, 2022
    Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU) may have been improperly sealed and may leak coolant internally
    Electrical system · 853 vehicles
  • 21V-127 Mar 1, 2021
    Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit
    Electrical system · 4,696 vehicles
  • 20V-748 Dec 1, 2020
    Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) system may detect an abnormal sensor signal and as a result, may significantly reduce braking performance
    Brakes · 8,176 vehicles
  • 20V-630 Oct 13, 2020
    Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit
    Electrical system · 6,707 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.