2019 Hyundai Kona Electric: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 73 complaints
73
Total Complaints
17,286mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

8,000 25th Percentile
17,286 Median Mileage
21,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
40
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
POWER TRAIN
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
WHEELS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
4
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY. VEHICLES AHEAD WERE STOPPED OR SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS STARTING TO BRAKE AND THE CAR ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOT IMMEDIATE DANGER OF COLLISION, THERE WAS MO..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HYUNDAI KONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V630000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ROWE HYUNDAI WESTBROOK (91 MAIN ST SUITE #3, WESTBROOK, ME 04092) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY SOFTWARE WOULD BE UPDATED, WHICH WOULD LIMIT ..."
"THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EV BATTERY SYSTEM BOTH ON THE HYUNDAI SITE AND THE NTSB SITE FOR THIS. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. MY BATTERY SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. HYUNDAI SAYS NOT TO PARK THE VEHICLE INSIDE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CATASTROPHIC FIRE. NEITH..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28