83 of the 928 complaints about the Hyundai Kona (8.9%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.0× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
83Complaints · Interior & equipment
8.9%Share of complaints
1.0×vs. all vehicles
15Last 12 months
6.0%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2021 model (18, 13% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (2). 15 Interior & equipment complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 20 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “horn working”, “refill inverter”, “inverter coolant”, “bcw” and “flushes”. 6 of these reports (6.0%) describe a crash or fire, with 6 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 20V022000 (2020-01-17, model years 2020).
On 3/29/26 my Kona caught fire while parked in the front left side of the engine and burned completely within eight minutes. This is not an electric car. Prior to that I drove the car all day with no incident. It was later in the evening around 5:40 PM.
Interior & equipment · 2026-04-01 · ODI 11728446 · Fire
Safety system that automatically puts the car in park if a door is opened while in gear failed to apply
Interior & equipment · 2026-01-04 · ODI 11708650
Consider taking a coffee break distracts driver. This issue warrants immediate consideration for a recall. Anytime I drive, this warning keeps going off shortly after going on a windy or pothole filled road (all of PA).
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-27 · ODI 11760057
Recall with car regarding coolant. Last year Hyundai apparently addressed; however, coolant light came on, despite coolant being full.
Interior & equipment · 2026-06-03 · ODI 11741719
Charging port door will not open. Not sure if it is an issue with acuator, which employee in service dept at dealer said that is common problem. Seems like if this issue with less than 20k, perhaps should also be recall item.
Interior & equipment · 2026-06-03 · ODI 11741721
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 dealership. And now again it is back to not working. This is a liability and also a danger to my children.
Interior & equipment · 2026-03-28 · ODI 11727689
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Campaign 20V022000 · 2020-01-17 · Model years: 2020
Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Kona vehicles. The certification label may indicate incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 567, "Certification" and 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install new label stickers displaying the correct GAWR over the affected areas of the certification label, free of charge. The recall began March 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 187.
How common are Interior & equipment problems on the Hyundai Kona?
83 of the 928 complaints about the Hyundai Kona (8.9%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.0× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Hyundai Kona model years have the most Interior & equipment complaints?
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2021 model (18, 13% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (2).
Is there a recall for Hyundai Kona Interior & equipment problems?
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 20V022000 (2020-01-17, model years 2020).