Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | 23V526000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP | 52,109 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My horn is not working again. It was replaced when I initially got the Kona in 2023. It did not work coming out of the … |
| 2026-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dear Hyundai Motor America Consumer Affairs, I am formally escalating a safety defect involving my 2023 Hyundai Kona, … |
| 2026-01-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Liftgate was clicking leaving interior lights on Drained battery- had to buy new battery! NOW Liftgate wil NOT open … |
| 2025-12-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I brought vehicle in once for horn not working to dealer. They fixed it. Seven months later in a near traffic incident … |
| 2025-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that the horn was working intermittently. The horn occasionall… |
| 2025-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the accelerator pedal w… |
| 2025-11-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | Safety system that automatically puts the car in park if a door is opened while in gear failed to apply |
| 2025-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My Kona N Line is not functioning well. Especially after driving for a longer period of time. About 60% of the time, up… |
| 2025-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The issue is the horn. On three different occasions, I've attempted to use the horn and it wasn't working. I've taken i… |
| 2025-08-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was trapped inside the liftgate of my 2023 Hyundai Kona and was unable to operate the emergency release. I had the ke… |
| 2025-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car intermittently loses power when I’m driving and I almost got hit yesterday. |
| 2025-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The horn is not working in my vehicle. I found this out today when I almost had someone collide with my vehicle while I… |
| 2025-07-24 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Theres more than three issues going on. The car has shut off while driving at least 50 mph on the highway. Currently th… |
| 2025-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Horn keeps failing |
| 2025-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dear Customer Care, I am the owner of a 2023 Hyundai Kona AWD purchased brand new from Vision Hyundai West Henrietta, N… |
| 2025-07-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The front passenger seatbelt buckle has trouble latching when buckling seatbelt. |
| 2025-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear latch unlocks while vehicle is running or not running up to 30 times at once. Rear latch unlocks without key being… |
| 2025-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The horn stopped working. The first time, replacing a fuse fixed it, the second time I had to go to the dealership to g… |
| 2025-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Check engine light on DTC 218100 Code Was this vehicle included in recall? |
| 2024-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | Vehicle was service at a Hyundai Dealer for routine required maintenance to continue the warranty. Less than 24 hours … |
| 2024-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while pressing the horn pad, the horn failed to produce a… |
| 2024-09-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn does not work. |
| 2024-07-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn on my vehicle stopped working. I have no idea when it stopped working but when I tried to use it after a vehic… |
| 2024-07-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn has quit working - and had to be replaced - on three different occasions. I've owned the car less than two yea… |
| 2024-07-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a notification by email from NHTSA about a recall for our 2023 Hyundai Kona N. It states that the recall ha… |
| 2024-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving, my car completely turned off and the dashboard say “engine turn off”. This happened on two separate occa… |
| 2024-06-06 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | ALL OF THE VEHICLE SAFETY ALERTS ARE NOT WORKING. HMFUSA HAS CHANGED THE VIN NUMBER ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS TH… |
| 2024-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the system check lights were i… |
| 2024-06-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Forward Safety Mode is the default setting on every time you start the vehicle and this mode when entering from side st… |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HORN STOPPED WORKING LAST JULY AT 7467 MILES, AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN INJUNE AT 10,000 MILES |
| 2024-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This has happened 3 times and I’ve only owned the car since Sept 2023, the first time was Feb 4 2024, then Feb 28th and… |
| 2024-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn has failed; will not produce sound. The fuse has tested good for continuity. Many online threads offering th… |
| 2024-02-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | After a routine service visit, the vehicle’s braking and speed‑control systems began to behave abnormally. The ABS/ESC … |
| 2024-01-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Had left Costco and while driving away down road to intersection, the 2023 Kona SEL abruptly locked the brakes and brie… |
| 2024-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while pressing the horn to avoid an accident, it was disc… |
| 2023-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn stopped Working out of nowhere. |
| 2023-12-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hyundai is making it very difficult to get the safety recall fixed, Roadblocks in every step, The worst customer servic… |
| 2023-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn is not working. When the horn is pressed from the driver's seat, no noise is made. Checked fuse in engine fuse box… |
| 2023-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rodent damage found during 1-year maintenance. This is an increasing problem that is under-reported. Damage was found b… |
| 2023-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicles horn randomly decides not to work. The horn has been replaced once, but the same wiring was kept the same.… |
| 2023-09-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The rear door Latch opens while vehicle is moving and I've have taken it to service and they don't know what failure is… |
| 2023-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving on the highway on an extended trip my cruise control dropped its speed from 71 to 65 without warning. On … |
| 2023-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Horn no longer works when pressed at 11,396 miles. Manufacturer will not offer loaner vehicle. Vehicle is not safe to d… |
| 2023-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V526000 (Power Trai… |
| 2023-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car stopped accelerating on the highway and held me at 40mph. This happened twice. Then before being able to get it in … |
| 2023-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | Car pulls to the right since I had it..the dealer did a alignment twice already but it still pulls to the right..they d… |
| 2023-06-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle was purchased brand new. After the first recommended oil change interval, the car has leaking oil daily. A … |
| 2023-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Radio stopped working. Screen went blank. Looks like a loading screen and then nothing. Radio does not come on at all |
| 2023-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Been waiting six months for Hyundai part to fix a fire hazard. They knowingly installed a defective part during manufac… |
| 2023-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | We were diving on the interstate and the RPMs went up all the way up and after it came back down the car wouldn’t respo… |