2022 Model Year

Hyundai Kona

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
87
Recalls
0
Crashes
2
Severe
3

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Jan 2026

The vehicle displayed a warning lamp indicating a Cooling System Performance failure. The specific defect relates to the Integrated Thermal-Management...

Engine
Dec 2025

On Saturday, [XXX], while driving on the highway, the oil plug on my vehicle suddenly fell out, causing all the oil to drain rapidly. This created an...

Electrical System
Oct 2025

Horn was going in and out of working for the first few months after purchase. Now the horn does not work at all. It is not the fuse. As seeing through...

Electrical System
Oct 2025

I had the radiator replaced by the Ourisman Hyundai Laurel dealership on 10/1/25. Radiator replacement was under warranty. On 10/4/25car overheated wh...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

August 2024: Horn malfunction/failure. Pressed the car's horn, and it FAILED to produce the loud sound that it is SUPPOSED TO make to warn others of p...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

December 2025: Yet ANOTHER horn failure. Pressed the vehicle's horn to alert another driver that they were drifting into my lane on the highway, and i...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

JANUARY 2024: HORN FAILURE. Pressed the car's horn, and it FAILED to produce the loud sound that it is SUPPOSED TO make to warn others of possible DAN...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

February 2023: horn failure. Pressed the car's horn, and it FAILED to produce the loud sound that it is SUPPOSED TO make to warn others of possible da...

POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Aug 2025

When I purchased the car with in 2 weeks epb , auto hold and auto stop all 3 lights on dashboard came on orange. Took to dealership and they fixed the...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2025

The horn stopped working less than a year after I bought the car brand new. The dealer finally agreed to repair/replace it in Feb 2024. Less than a ye...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2022 Hyundai Kona has 87 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 2 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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