2025 Hyundai Kona Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 14%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2025 Hyundai Kona, 14% of the 28 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Power train the engine roars up and drops jarring you back and forth second car within a yr first blew up brand new both and Hyundia and dealership blew me off”
NHTSA complaint #11745464, filed 2026-06Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 10% |
| 2025 | 4 | 14% |
| 2024 | 3 | 6% |
| 2023 | 10 | 15% |
| 2022 | 18 | 18% |
| 2021 | 14 | 12% |
| 2020 | 20 | 12% |
| 2019 | 19 | 10% |
| 2018 | 11 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2025 Hyundai Kona
9 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Hyundai Kona
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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