NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Hyundai Kona Recalls
The 2021 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 2021 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
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Hyundai Kona
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V301000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Kona, 2 other models
2021 Hyundai Kona complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Kona, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Kona, the component group named most often is the engine (67%), followed by the power train (12%) and the electrical system (9%).
The 2021 Hyundai Kona's only recall also concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Hyundai Kona owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 23,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine80
- Unknown Or Other19
- Power Train14
- Electrical System11
- Forward Collision Avoidance5
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 21 | |
| 2026 | 29 |
Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Kona peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 29. 58% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Hyundai Kona drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Kona year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 120 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Kona are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Kona by model year
Other 2021 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted