2025 Hyundai Kona Consumer Reviews
Pricing
SE - $26,045 MSRP
Edmunds suggests you pay
$24,7944 for sale near you
Prices based on sales in AZ thru 7/7/25
Final assembly in South Korea
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 Kona, so we've included reviews for other years of the Kona since its last redesign.
First Impressions Mean a Lot!
Steen, 10/17/2023
2024 Hyundai Kona Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
Just got home from the dealership and so far we are really impressed. We traded in a 2020 Nissan Rogue and don't feel too cheated by what is a smaller vehicle because it is so roomy inside. Love the handling and engine power compared to the Rogue. The tech features are so amazing and it's what attracted us to get it. Only drove a bit on the highway so far but everything is making us confident we bought the right car. I think the only drawback is going to be the mediocre mileage we are likely to pull. Great car so far. Can't wait to take it out for a long drive. After two more days driving it around and some highway time I can now say this car is fantastic. The Limited model has so much tech and near luxury features. I think the only thing it might be missing is rain sensing wipers. The shifting nob position and function will take a while to get used to but after decades of reaching down to change out of park etc it is understandable. The benefit of the location is the open space and storage between the seats.
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Huge Mistake
Jessica, 01/09/2024
2024 Hyundai Kona N Line 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
37 of 46 people found this review helpful
So many issue , where to begin. Parts all on back order, customer service NON existent. Recalls and sooo regret buying this car. Wait till new model year till they can fix all these issue!!!!!!!!!
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Sweet Little Ride
Gen X Dad, 11/15/2024
2024 Hyundai Kona Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
We purchased a 2024 Kona LTD recently after driving a Honda Pilot for about a decade. It's only been a few months, but so far we are very happy with this purchase. We got a model that had been used as a loaner by the dealership and had a few hundred miles on it for about $7,000 off the normal price. The limited model is loaded with tech, infotainment and safety features and is also pretty fun to drive, thanks to a turbo engine, especially if you put it in sport mode. It also has a very convenient four-wheel drive mode that places equal power in all four wheels, for bad weather or harsher, hillier terrain. The downside of the fun turbo engine is that its mileage is not great for a smaller vehicle. Another downside is that you can really feel when you go over speed bumps and other obstacles in this car, due to a relatively soft suspension. Lastly, this is a personal choice, but we got the Neoteric yellow color, which my wife loves but is very divisive: we've actually had people glare at us on the highway, presumably about our loud choice in car colors. Overall, this is a very good modern vehicle that I would recommend to anyone in the market for a smaller compact SUV crossover type of vehicle with the latest technology. We're viewing it as our final gas-powered car. It has a few downsides but is a very good value for the money, with different trims for different budgets. The SEL is honestly probably the best deal, but we got the luxe one!
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Love my 2024 Kona!
Sylvie from Ottawa, Ontario, 03/20/2024
updated 03/31/2025
2024 Hyundai Kona SEL 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
Incredible quality for this SUV / crossover! Lots of security tech, smooth comfortable ride and looks good inside and out! I find the 2.0 litres motor is more than enough for normal every day driving either city or highway. The only tick for me is clearing the snow under the wipers which you need to start vehicle to put wipers up! I also wish there was a hybrid version in Canada.
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Buyer BEWARE!
aceofspades21, 06/26/2024
2024 Hyundai Kona SEL 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
19 of 24 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2024 Hyundai Kona SEL 2.0L 4cyl AWD with the IVT transmission aka the 8 speed transmission. For the first roughly 10,000 miles the car ran and drove fine, no issues so far as i was concerned. around the 10,000 mile mark the car started to hesitate to accelerate mainly when accelerating off of a traffic light, would press on the pedal and the vehicle would begin to accelerate and then would shift to the next gear prematurely and refuse to build any rpm and would feel like it had a misfire / shutter and naturally i would push harder on the pedal and all of a sudden it would accelerate rapidly. this issue also happened on the highway where it would fail to down shift until a large amount of input was given on the pedal and the vehicle would again accelerate very rapidly. Brought it to the dealer 3 separate times complaining of the issue took multiple techs for a ride and even the service manager and got told so push harder on the pedal regardless of the effect on the gas mileage or drive it in sport mode or any this was the best "trade this one in and get the one with the 1.6T motor and you wont have the issues accelerating as it has a turbo"
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