2025 Hyundai Kona problems and recalls

Owners have filed 28 complaints on the 2025 Hyundai Kona, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (9 complaints).

28
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
78.9
Severity index

Severity index 78.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 78.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (32.1%)9 32%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (21.4%)6 21%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (14.3%)4 14%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (14.3%)4 14%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%StructureStructure: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%SuspensionSuspension: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM932.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER621.4%
SERVICE BRAKES414.3%
POWER TRAIN414.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL310.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE310.7%
STRUCTURE310.7%
SUSPENSION27.1%

Complaints filed per year

07142024: 12025: 132026: 14 (partial year)24252614
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20241
202513
2026 (year to date)14

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V45200014/07/2026SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYHyundai 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.

Other Hyundai Kona model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.