2019 Hyundai Kona Electric

The 2019 model year initiates the provided federal record with 54 complaints and 3 recalls, establishing a baseline that is significantly lower than the subsequent 2020 model year's peak of 179 complaints and 5 recalls. While the 2019 data shows 63 Technical Service Bulletins and one investigation, the trend indicates a sharp escalation in reported issues during 2020 before declining steadily to single-digit complaints by 2023. For the 2019 model specifically, the majority of the 54 complaints center on the Electrical System with 30 reports, alongside 2 recorded fire complaints and 2 crash complaints, though the data does not specify the root cause for these incidents. This places the 2019 model at the start of a trend where federal actions peaked in 2020 before declining to zero recalls by 2022 through 2024. Consequently, while the 2019 model carries higher risk than later years, it presents a statistically lower complaint volume than the 2020 model. Prospective buyers should prioritize checking electrical system history but may find this model year preferable to the 2020 variant based on the lower federal complaint count.