NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Kona, or 16.2 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.40, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #31 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Hyundai models its rate is 70% lower; against other Subcompact SUVs it is 29% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2024-12-16 and 2026-07-24. Median delay from incident to filing: 15 days.
29Complaints
16.2Complaints per year on the road
0.4Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
1Recalls
6.9%Share involving a crash or fire
17Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 24.0 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 10.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Electrical (31.0% of complaints), followed by Transmission / powertrain (10.3%) and Brakes (10.3%). Electrical complaints are 2.0 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 2 reports (6.9%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 4 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 8 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (72% of incidents). In the last 12 months 17 new complaints were filed, versus 12 in the 12 months before — up 42%.
I purchased a used Hyndai Kona with 26,000 miles April 30 2026. I was told I have the balance of the manufacturer warranty of 5 years or 60,000 miles. I have not driven my car for 73 days because of extreme safety problems the Hyundai Kona.
Brakes · 2026-07-19 · ODI 11751386
The contact owned a 2025 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed through an intersection, the vehicle collided with another vehicle that was towing a trailer.
The dash will completely go black except for red words *no signal.* and all warnings are no longer visible, I cannot tell what speed I’m going, or what percentage battery my car is at. I don’t see visible lane or collision warnings.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-07-24 · ODI 11752687
Power train the engine roars up and drops jarring you back and forth second car within a yr first blew up brand new both and Hyundia and dealership blew me off
Engine · 2026-06-21 · ODI 11745464
Component or System: The brake system, specifically what appears to be a false ABS activation or IEB (Integrated Electronic Brake) system malfunction. The component is available for inspection upon request.
Brakes · 2026-06-11 · ODI 11743594
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kona Electric and 2024-2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.
Risk: A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
Remedy: Passengers are advised not to use the rear center seat until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 306. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 15, 2026.
