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Buying a used 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric? Check these 3 recalls first

3 NHTSA recalls · 185 owner complaints on file · 2 park-outside

Three recalls, two of them critical: the high-voltage battery may short out and burn, and both carry a park-outside warning. A third covers a possible loss of braking power. The complaint side is heavier than the recall list alone suggests — 185 unverified owner reports to NHTSA, including 9 crashes, 3 fires and 12 injuries. The largest category is logged as engine (106), followed by electrical system (28) and power train (23).

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Verify both battery short-circuit recalls are closed on this specific VIN
3. Ask whether the car was parked outdoors while the recalls were open
4. Road-test braking feel and confirm the braking-power recall was done
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Hyundai dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric

What owners have reported to NHTSA

185 complaints filed for this model year, including 9 mentioning a crash, 3 a fire and 12 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• 2019
• All Kona Electric recalls