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How much does the Hyundai Kona cost in today's market?

Used Hyundai Kona prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Hyundai Kona's current nationwide average price is $20,090, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $19,153 over the past year. Recently, prices have come down for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Hyundai Kona a good car?

Yes — the Hyundai Kona is a strong used-car pick if you want a small SUV with personality, useful tech, and broad appeal across model years. The all-generations owner rating is 4.7/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Kona for its stylish design, smooth handling, and impressive technology. Fuel economy and safety features also come up often as recurring strengths, especially for shoppers who want a well-equipped subcompact SUV.

Expert reviews rate the 2024 and 2025 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs in recent expert coverage center on modest acceleration, cabin storage, and interior refinement. For used buyers, that means the Kona makes the most sense if you value features, style, and everyday versatility more than outright performance.

37.2% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Hyundai Kona models reliable?

Owners and experts consistently point to the Kona’s strong value, solid safety equipment, and easy-to-live-with driving character. Across the lineup, it has also earned praise for smooth handling, useful technology, and a long warranty.

• Owners rate the Hyundai Kona between 4 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, the long warranty coverage and steady owner satisfaction suggest manageable long-term ownership risk, especially if you choose a well-maintained example with a clean history.

What should I look for when buying a used Hyundai Kona?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 85% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2022 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Hyundai SmartSense with adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with pedestrian and cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and reverse automatic emergency braking.
• Infotainment: 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio, and wireless smartphone charging.
• Fuel efficiency: The base engine’s EPA fuel economy ratings range from 27 to 31 mpg in combined driving, depending on the trim and whether you’ve checked the AWD option box. Turbos range from 26 to 28 mpg, with AWD producing the lower number.

Which Hyundai Kona trim should I buy?

The 2026 Hyundai Kona offers these trims:

• SE: The entry trim gives you the Kona’s core room, tech, and safety equipment, making it the starting point if you want the model’s personality and value.
• SEL Sport: This trim adds a more distinctive look and sits as a step up for shoppers who want extra style without moving too far up the price ladder.
• SEL Premium: This is the best-value trim if you want the turbocharged 1.6-liter engine with 190 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque, plus the eight-speed automatic.
• Limited: The top trim adds the most upscale feel, including the 12.3-inch side-by-side screens, H-Tex artificial leather, and available surround-view camera and Remote Smart Parking Assist.

What Hyundai Kona do most buyers choose?

The Hyundai Kona years with the most listings are 2025, 2024, and 2023.

These higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you the broadest mix of availability, pricing, and deal opportunities. They also sit close enough to the newest redesign to deliver modern features while still offering used-car savings.

What is the Hyundai Kona's resale value?

Most Kona model years are showing lower prices than a year ago, which is good news if you are shopping used. The biggest drops are concentrated in the newer years, while the older models are changing more gradually. That pattern gives you more room to find value in recent inventory without giving up the features that make the Kona appealing.

The 2020, 2023, and 2018 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Hyundai Kona safe?

• 2026: 9/10
• 2025: 9/10
• 2024: 9/10
• 2022: 8/10
• 2021: 8/10
• 2020: 8/10

The 2026 Kona includes a standard driver-assistance suite with adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with pedestrian and cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and reverse automatic emergency braking.

For the safest used buy, the 2024, 2025 and 2026 models all post the highest confirmed score of 9/10.

Should I buy a used Hyundai Kona now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −10.99% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −6.27%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 39.1% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 37.7%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2025 model has the most listings at a current average price of $21,245. The Hyundai Kona offers a roomy cabin, strong tech appeal, and a distinctive personality that make it easy to live with every day.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: If satisfying acceleration is high on your list of desirable features in a small SUV, skip the base engine and proceed directly to the SEL Premium and Limited trim levels. They feature a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine supplying 190 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque instead of the wheezy lump of a 2.0-liter four in the SE and SEL Sport, which makes a meager 147 hp and 132 lb-ft.
• Tech: Every Kona appears to have a widescreen configurable digital display, but only the Limited trim has two 12.3-inch screens sitting side-by-side, and the 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen on the right is standard on all Konas.
• Safety: The Kona’s list of standard driver assistance systems is remarkable for this segment, with adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with pedestrian and cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and reverse automatic emergency braking all standard.
• Starting price: Hyundai sells the 2026 Kona in four trim levels, with prices ranging from $27,100 to $34,135, including the $1,600 destination charge.

If you're buying used today, the 2025 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2024 Hyundai Kona compare to the 2024 Kia Seltos?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2024 Hyundai Kona:

• Pros: Multiple powertrain options, Impressive technology, Standard advanced safety features.
• Cons: Fairly pedestrian performance, Not enough covered storage in the cabin.

2024 Kia Seltos:

• Pros: Lots of helpful standard safety features, Functional cabin with intuitive technology, AWD standard on base trim level.
• Cons: Base engine feels underpowered, Optional turbo engine suffers from low-speed turbo-lag.

Our experts score the 2024 Hyundai Kona 8.3/10 and the 2024 Kia Seltos 7.5/10. The Kona brings more powertrain variety and stronger tech appeal, while the Seltos counters with standard AWD on its base trim and a practical cabin. Both have modest base-engine performance, but the Kona’s higher expert score and standard safety features give it the edge for most shoppers.

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from November 3, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.