2021 Hyundai Kona: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 131 complaints
131
Total Complaints
23,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,500 25th Percentile
23,000 Median Mileage
60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
66
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
POWER TRAIN
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
STEERING
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2
WHEELS
2

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
5
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT SINCE A WEEK OLD. DEALER ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT AND STILL DOING IT. WHEEL IS OFF CENTER AND MORE RESISTANCE GOING LEFT THAN RIGHT."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 HYUNDAI KONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, RAIN WATER WAS ENTERING THE HEADLAMPS WHICH DIMINISHED THE ILLUMINATION FROM THE HEADLAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED HOAGLAND HYUNDAI (6375 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884, (863) 326-699..."
"BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2020. IN FEBRUARY 2021 THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL FREQUENTLY AND IT WAS RUNNING VERY LOUD. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL IN THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE R..."

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