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Hyundai Kona Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Kona, across 6 model years from 2019 to 2025. The 2024 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

No Hyundai Kona model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2020, is at 1.7×.

Model years
6

2019–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2024

4 recalls

Owner complaints
811

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 811 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Kona across 9 model years; the most, 196, concern the 2019.

Owners marked a crash on 45 of the Hyundai Kona complaints (6%) and a fire on 20.

Across all Hyundai Kona model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 418 complaints), then the electrical system (138).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Kona in 2026: 181, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Kona is engine, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Hyundai Kona recall, 26V452000, was reported on July 14, 2026 and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2022 Hyundai Kona, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Hyundai Kona years to avoid

The best-measured Hyundai Kona years are 2018 (0.3×), 2019 (0.9×) and 2022 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Hyundai Kona, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026010—not ranked
2025128—not ranked
2024453—not ranked
2023166—not ranked
2022010186
1.0×
2021112070
1.0×
20202162100
1.7×
2019119667
0.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Kona years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Kona

  • ENGINE3
  • SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP1
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)1

Hyundai Kona model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Hyundai Kona recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Hyundai Kona, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V452000July 14, 2026seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2024–2025crash and injury47,787
24V308000May 1, 2024engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)2024crash13,511
23V901000December 26, 2023electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2024fire10,984
23V650000September 22, 2023seat belts: rear/other: retractor2024crash and injury2,354
23V526000July 27, 2023power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: pump2023firepark outside52,109
21V301000April 28, 2021engine2019–2021crash and fire158,493
20V022000January 17, 2020equipment: other: labels2020crash477

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Kona. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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