2018 Hyundai Kona Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 75 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,040miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2018 Hyundai Kona, 3% of the 75 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,040 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Unknown type of airbag. The other bag deployed. I hit several trees , one directly in front of my vehicle. The main driver airbag did not deploy causing me to be thrown forward and received horrific injury to my head. By the windshield coming in like a v and sawing my scalp all the way down to the skull.”
NHTSA complaint #11110180, filed 2018-07, 3,040 milesRelated service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Hyundai Kona
42 complaintsOther or unknown
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Hyundai Kona
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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