While driving the instrument panel, headlights and infotainment screen all went black. Has happened multiple times but difficult to replicate. Vehicles head lights turned off while driving in the early morning (dark) but turned back on within a second or two. No warnings, no lights, no errors.
The worst 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Electrical11
- Driver assistance3
- Lights3
- Transmission2
- Acceleration1
Problems by type
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- Electrical11
- Driver assistance3
- Lights3
- Transmission2
- Acceleration1
- Engine1
- Seats1
- Steering1
Recalls 1
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kona Electric and 2024-2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.
- Risk
- A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Passengers are advised not to use the rear center seat until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1‑855‑371‑9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 306. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on on July 15, 2026.
Recall number 26V452000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric 20
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in...
- Some Hyundai vehicles may be equipped with a parking distance warning (PDW) sensor(s) that may trigger...
- This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in...
- The federal safety agency has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit...
- The federal safety agency has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag...
- Loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions
- Certain warning lights and trigger DTC C272246 fault code for the front camera
- This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the...
- Battery drain due to faulty logic keeping the taillights illuminated while the vehicle is parked and...
- Received an incorrect amount of oil/fluid during manufacturing
What 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Hyundai engages emergency parking brake EPB) automatically when in parked on an incline. The EPB will disengage under normal operation if all doors are closed. If doors are open, EPB will not disengage. If going from park to drive, this is not a problem. However, if in drive, traveling with trunk open for oversized cargo, the vehicle will drive normally until a stop on an incline, when the EPB will engage automatically, and then when the driver tries to proceed from the stop, their vehicle is disabled. The driver can provide power to drive train and burn the EPB. The driver must manually intervene after every stop on an incline to disengage the EPB to avoid being disabled at an intersection.
On June 5, 2025 I picked up a passenger who couldn't sit in the passenger seat because the headrest is canted at an unsafe angle so the passenger looks down and cannot look straight through the windshield. There is a page in the manual that shows the headrest is adjustable; this is wrong because the headrest is not adjustable. On July 2, 2025 I took it the vehicle in for recalls and asked about this; the service worker said there is no solution because replacement headrests are the same.
While I was driving the heads up display and the telemeter all go black I lose all lights all blind spot and warnings. Then the car will recycle through and all the displays will come up again. This happens every month and a half or so, and the dealership says they cannot replicate the problem and they don’t know anything.
The steering wheel locks while driving. The headlights have gone out randomly on this car a few times. The steering locked up in a turn and I went into another guys lane and almost caused a major accident. The dealerships say they can’t recreate the issue but never really tried. The vehicle has been lemoned law but the manufacturer now is playing games and not following through on the lemon law replacement vehicle. I do have multiple reports from being towed off the highways and from the police having to chase me down to help avoid a major accident.
While driving at night with multiple occurances the headlights, infotainment, and gauge cluster seemingly cut out and completely turned off for about 10 seconds before the infotainment system would reboot bringing back the headlights and gauge cluster. The conditions for this safety concern were [Headlamps were set to auto, Apple Carplay was wirelessly connected, and the vehicle was in motion.] After a trip to a dealer, the dealership could not reproduce the concern though an advisor did state this was not an isolated incident. No warning lights or error messages appeared on the gauge cluster that would indicate a problem.
While driving at night, there was a complete loss of power of all interior and exterior lights. The engine continued to run. Because it was at night, I had problems staying on the road since this was a rural highway.
The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the failure worsened while driving up an incline. The contact stated that on one occasion during the failure, the vehicle hesitated and the driver behind had to swerve and ended up striking the rear of another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was in communication with the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.
Bluelink stopped working shortly after purchase of vehicle, hyundai will not fix it and bluelink will not fix it.
Parasitic draw on battery. Service departments cannot find its location. Manufacturer was notified .the safety issues. We never know when the car will shut off while driving or start.
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Questions about the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric
Is the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric reliable?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric, fewer than a typical Kona Electric model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric?
Electrical system, with 11 complaints. Next is driver assistance (3).
How many recalls does the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric have?
1 recall, covering seat belts.
What year does the Hyundai Kona Electric have the most electrical problems?
The Hyundai Kona Electric model years with the most electrical complaints are 2019 (42 complaints), 2020 (17 complaints) and 2022 (15 complaints).
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