2020 Hyundai Kona problems
Owners have filed 196 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Kona with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 51.5% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 9.7%.
Complaints196
Crashes12
Fires3
Injuries16
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Engine 51.5% · 101
Power train 9.7% · 19
Unknown or other 8.7% · 17
Electrical system 5.6% · 11
Vehicle speed control 3.6% · 7
Forward collision avoidance 3.6% · 7
Steering 3.6% · 7
Engine and engine cooling 2.0% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 16 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Hyundai Kona in this data, 2020 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2019 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 76 in the last three years against 103 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 10,900 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Kona. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V301000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Engine
While driving the car it stalled and all dash lights came in. After about 20 mins it started back up and I proceeded down the road. After a few minutes the engine light came on blinking. I got the car to a local mechanic who placed it in the diagnostic machine. It came back code engine-pistons. I have a Hyandai 2020 Kona MPI-NU 2.0l engine but it was not included in the recall of the same vehicles. Engine
The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Kona. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V301000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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