2024 Hyundai Kona Electric Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 20%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,808miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric, 20% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,808 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11683772, filed 2025-08“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11638330, filed 2025-01Related service bulletins
- 11029906Feb 25, 2026Some 2019MY and newer vehicles equipped with a front view camera may illuminate certain warning lights and trigger DTC C272246 fault code for the front camera. In the following…
- 11025476Nov 6, 2025This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp…
- 11021866Aug 8, 2025Some Kona Electric (SX2 EV) vehicles may experience battery drain due to faulty logic keeping the taillights illuminated while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Follow the…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 20% |
| 2021 | 1 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric
10 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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