Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2024 Hyundai Kona has 3 recalls, 42 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
42
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated June 28, 2026
23V650000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Kona vehicles. The seat belt assemblies in the right and left rear seats may not function p...
23V901000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Kona vehicles. The 12-Volt battery cables may chafe against the engine control module brack...
24V308000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Elantra, Venue, and Kona vehicles. An electrical short circuit may occur in the exhaust gas...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2024 Hyundai Kona SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My wife was driving and braked on a hill, not in park. The emergency brake auto-engaged while she w... |
| May 25, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The vehicle prompted an update that needed the emergency parking brake engaged. Once updated, the pa... |
| May 24, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owned a 2024 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while driving and pulling out of a p... |
| May 22, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving my 2024 Hyundai Kona on the freeway on May 22, 2026, at approximately 9:30 AM, traveli... |
| Apr 14, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | On two separate occasions while in drive and accelerating, the car display indicated an “engine has ... |
| Apr 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | - While driving, everything electrical turned off (engine stayed on) for approximately 3 seconds inc... |
| Mar 21, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Much like in the NHTSA bulletin concerning 2024-25 Hyundai's Santa Fe, Santa Cruz, and Tuscan, my 20... |
| Mar 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turne... |
| Jan 3, 2026 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the sun... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Approaching stop sign and tried to break and the breaks failed causing an accident and the vehicle t... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Screen in the car that shows the view of the backup camera. Unable to see when backing up. It is und... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | While at a light, the auto stop/start kicked on but when it was time to start driving again and I pr... |
| Aug 16, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | the car loss power and shut completely off and ran into the wall with my sister and my child in ther... |
| Aug 16, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | My family got in a accident on this recall of loss of power on the high way making the car crash int... |
| Aug 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Woke up and battery was dead. Car about one year old, no warnings about battery level through Blueli... |
| Jul 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The dashboard lights, HUD and exterior lights all have been turning off for 4-5 seconds every 6-8 we... |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS | 5 minutes into my drive my the whole dashboard (speedometer and music screen) all went black, & my h... |
| May 2, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The window on the drivers, passenger side. Yes it could be inspected. Fingers caught in the area whe... |
| May 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Multiple people I know with 2024 Hyundai Kona AWD cars are having the same problem around 10k or so ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | A few different days over the past few months. Driving heated seats stopped working. Check engine ... |