2022 Hyundai Kona: Reliability Data

132
Total Complaints
19,842mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,000 25th Percentile
19,842 Median Mileage
37,600 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
29
Unknown Or Other
23
Electrical System
18
Power Train
15
Automatic Emergency Braking
11
Service Brakes
9
Vehicle Speed Control
9
Adaptive Cruise Control
4
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Assist
2

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Transmission has extremely hard shifts from 1 to second when quickly accelerating. This can cause you to not be able to accelerate quickly enough to get out of traffic. I have heard this is a common issue from other Kona N-Line owners."
"The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently shut off due to the idle STOP/START feature. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where but was not diagnosed or repaired. The ma..."
"I purchased in July 2021 todays date is Nov 22nd it has been 5 months and for the second time I get to my parked car and the power locks don’t work with the key fob and the engine simply will not start. The first time I had the tow truck guy jump start the engine and it worked up until today, I to..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 29 complaints
25th: 5,500 mi Median: 19,842 mi 75th: 43,000 mi
Power Train 15 complaints
Median: 19,842 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 17 CA: 9 UT: 9 FL: 8 TX: 8 GA: 7 OH: 6 CO: 6 WA: 5 MA: 5

Hyundai Kona — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
201810214
201922318
202017610
20211312
2023958
2024558
2025352

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