Hyundai Kona
2021 only
89,607 sold in the US for 2021.
per 10,000 sold
2021 Hyundai Kona have 147 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Stalling and no-start, typically surfacing around 8,900 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2021 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Hyundai Kona report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2021 only
Median onset: 8,900 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 48,000 miles. 3.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 35,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Onset mileage not consistently reported. 5.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
More common in newer model years.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
More common in newer model years.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2021 model year. See the full Hyundai Kona report for every year and full specs/safety data.