NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Hyundai Kona Recalls
The 2019 Hyundai Kona has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 28, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Hyundai Kona. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 196
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Hyundai Kona, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2019 Hyundai Kona
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V301000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Kona, 2 other models
2019 Hyundai Kona complaints by year
NHTSA has received 196 owner complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Kona, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (6%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Kona, the component group named most often is the engine (69%), followed by the power train (10%) and the electrical system (9%).
The 2019 Hyundai Kona's only recall also concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Hyundai Kona owners gave the mileage (59 complaints), the median was 44,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine136
- Unknown Or Other20
- Power Train19
- Electrical System18
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 35 | |
| 2026 | 41 |
Complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Kona peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 41. 34% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Hyundai Kona drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Hyundai Kona year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Kona years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 196 complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Kona are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Kona by model year
Other 2019 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted