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2023 Hyundai Kona problems

Owners have filed 100 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 26% of them — the clear leader, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 15%. A further 17.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints100

Crashes8

Fires0

Injuries5

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Electrical system 26.0% · 26

Unknown or other 17.0% · 17

Forward collision avoidance 15.0% · 15

Power train 10.0% · 10

Engine 7.0% · 7

Vehicle speed control 7.0% · 7

Fuel/propulsion system 4.0% · 4

Lane departure 4.0% · 4

Severity

Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 5 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 6 model years of the Hyundai Kona in this data, 2023 draws comparatively few complaints; 2019 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 58 in the last three years against 42 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 12,000 miles.

In owners' own words

Car stopped accelerating on the highway and held me at 40mph. This happened twice. Then before being able to get it in for service while driving the car made a loud bang and came to a rolling stop again on the highway and the transmission control system alarm went off and the car would not move. Had to get towed off the highway and in a rental now. This was a brand new 2023 hyundai kona sel limited. Electrical system

The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while pressing the horn to avoid an accident, it was discovered that the horn was inoperable. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 12,000. The VIN was not available. Electrical system · reported at 12,000 miles

The radio/GPS screen cuts out and goes completely blank and I can't turn it off or down or do anything with the radio. The tire pressure lights come on and off at random times. The backup camera randomly stays on when I'm driving and I can't get it to go back to a regular screen. The lights randomly turn on and off when I am driving. There is obviously some kind of electrical issues. Electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Hyundai Kona years

2018 116 complaints · 35.3% engine 2019 246 complaints · 52.0% engine 2020 196 complaints · 51.5% engine 2021 148 complaints · 50.7% engine 2022 142 complaints · 22.5% engine

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