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Hyundai Kona problems by year

990 complaints across 6 model years, 2018–2023. 2019 draws the most at 258; 2023 the fewest at 104.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2018 117 Engine (35.9%) 14 19 0
2019 258most Engine (51.9%) 18 6 0
2020 204 Engine (52.9%) 12 3 1
2021 157 Engine (51.0%) 2 5 0
2022 150 Engine (22.0%) 5 0 0
2023 104 Electrical system (26.0%) 8 0 0