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Hyundai Kona Electric reliability & recalls
NHTSA data · verified Jul 12, 2026 · How to read this →
Recall history
Most recent first. Every campaign below has a remedy on file with NHTSA. Expand a row for what NHTSA says and how it's fixed.
Dec 16, 2022 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery / Thermal Management / Fluid/coolant Battery & high-voltage Remedy available
853 vehicles · Initiated by Hyundai
The issue (NHTSA): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Kona EV vehicles. The Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU) may have been improperly sealed and may leak coolant internally.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will inspect and replace the EPCU, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2023. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 239.
NHTSA campaign 22V941000 ↗Mar 1, 2021 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery Battery & high-voltage Park Outside advisory Remedy available
4,696 vehicles · Initiated by Hyundai
The issue (NHTSA): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Kona Electric and 2020 Ioniq Electric vehicles. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit.
Remedy (NHTSA): Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the interim action is complete. Hyundai will notify owners, and as an interim action, owners have the option to follow provided instructions to perform a battery update through the vehicle's infotainment system or request a Hyundai dealer to provide the update. Once parts are available, dealers will inspect the Battery System Assembly (BSA), and replace it if necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk, and the interim action, with a letter mailed April 9, 2021. Final owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 200.
NHTSA campaign 21V127000 ↗Dec 1, 2020 Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Electric / Control Module / Software Brakes Remedy available
8,176 vehicles · Initiated by Hyundai
The issue (NHTSA): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Nexo Fuel Cell and 2019-2021 Kona Electric vehicles. The Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) system may detect an abnormal sensor signal and as a result, may significantly reduce braking performance.
Remedy (NHTSA): Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the IEB software, free of charge. The recall began January 25, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 199.
NHTSA campaign 20V748000 ↗Show all 4 recalls
Oct 13, 2020 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery / Management System/energy Control Module (bms/becm) / Software Battery & high-voltage Park Outside advisory Remedy available
6,707 vehicles · Initiated by Hyundai
The issue (NHTSA): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Kona Electric vehicles. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit.
Remedy (NHTSA): Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the Battery Management System (BMS) software and inspect the Li-ion battery, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the repair is complete. The recall began November 13, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 196.
NHTSA campaign 20V630000 ↗What owners report
The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 411 total and may add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by model year
Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.
What this means
Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.
What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the Hyundai Kona Electric, all 4 recalls on file have a remedy available, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Hyundai Kona Electric reliable?
"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the Hyundai Kona Electric is 4 recalls, all with a remedy available, no open investigations, and 411 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.
Does the Hyundai Kona Electric have any recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Kona Electric. All of them have a remedy available. The most recent was filed Dec 16, 2022 and involved Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery / Thermal Management / Fluid/coolant. A recall is how a known issue gets fixed — usually free of charge — so the presence of recalls isn't the same as an unresolved problem.
Does the Hyundai Kona Electric have battery problems?
NHTSA's file lists 3 recalls classified to the battery / high-voltage group and 71 owner complaints (unverified consumer reports) that touch the battery. One or more of those recalls carried a park-outside advisory while owners waited for the remedy — a precaution, not a confirmed fault in every vehicle. Owner complaints are unverified and one complaint can span more than one category, so treat the count as a signal of what owners raise, not a defect rate.