Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-16 | 22V941000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FLUID/COOLANT | 853 | — | Details |
| 2020-12-01 | 20V748000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE | 8,176 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On February 3, 2026, while driving in a high-traffic turning lane, my Hyundai Kona Electric vehicle suddenly lost propu… |
| 2025-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Hyundia has had my car in for the SAME recall 4 to 5 times . 6 total weeks this time around. The ""refill inverter coo… |
| 2025-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Manufacturing defect ... Took it in 4 times for "refill inverter coolant" warning . They had a campaign ' tried by co… |
| 2025-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car was unable to charge using level 3 DC fast chargers, necessitating the use of a level 2 charger for an extended… |
| 2025-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Fill coolant warning came on, we checked the coolant and the coolant level was good. I spoke to a Hyundai service cente… |
| 2024-12-13 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the rearview camera bec… |
| 2024-11-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | File with NHTSA now please!!!! What do you have to lose??? If anything If they do an investigation we are safe post w… |
| 2024-09-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My wife's car t-boned another vehicle, but the air bags didn't deploy. Luckily, she wasn't hurt badly, but the vehicle … |
| 2024-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | After powering on the car, the dashboard displayed multiple brake system warnings, including the brake system warning l… |
| 2024-08-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Potential Fire and safety risk ... The Hyundai Kona Electric Vehicle (EV) has experienced issues with its Integrated C… |
| 2024-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My vehicle has said, refill inverter coolant, I took it in a couple of days ago and they said there is an open recall a… |
| 2023-08-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving on the highway at 70 mph, cruise control engaged, there was a sudden loss of drive power. I could not acc… |
| 2023-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact stated that the battery had discharged. The contact stated t… |
| 2023-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V941000 (E… |
| 2022-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The headlights even though they are LED they have a terrible beam pattern with noticeable dark spots in your field of v… |
| 2022-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After just 18 months and about 5,000 miles, the heater/defroster system stopped working. My local Hyundai dealer (Dick… |
| 2022-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2021 Hyundai Kona EV battery need to be replaced. But the dealer would not have estimated time when my Kona EV get n… |
| 2022-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Vehicle with approximately 20,000 miles. On August 26, 2022 several warning lights… |
| 2022-07-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was parking my Hyundai Kona electric car going very slow when without warning it took off going over 100 miles per ho… |
| 2022-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | July of 2022, vehicle went in due to battery not charging. Vehicle kept at Temecula Hyundai repair until September 2022… |
| 2022-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Check regenerative brake warning comes on and the emergency brake applies while driving also when I come to a stop. Whe… |
| 2022-01-19 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | Sunroof exploded. On 19 January 2022 around 15:45 (Pacific Time) while driving approximately 65mph in my 2021 Hyundai K… |
| 2021-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:ACCESSORY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact stated that while his wife disconnected the charger, the veh… |
| 2021-08-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On 8/11/21, I tried to start my Hyundai Kona EV, and it displayed the high voltage warning . The car would not start or… |
| 2021-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After charging the vehicle at home with level 2 charger to 100% it would not go into drive or reverse. It can go to neu… |
| 2021-04-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ENTERING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SLOWED DOWN AS WE NEARED OUR HOUSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I CAN OPEN MY … |