The 2025 Hyundai Kona has 27 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are electrical system and power train. Owners most often flag transmission issues: "laggy" or "jumpy" feeling in dct models; concerns over cvt reliability. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Hyundai Kona vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 7 Kona model years we track, complaint volume runs from 27 (2025) to 331 (2020). With 27 complaints, the 2025 Kona sits belowthe model's median of 72.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Sentiment is sharply divided by powertrain and generation, with no clear consensus. Long-term owners of first-generation (approx. 2018-2023) gasoline models report a high frequency of significant mechanical and electrical issues,…
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