2026 Hyundai Kona: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

17 builds left the factory as a 2026 Kona, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 8 main configurations sell for $22,221–$37,350 today.

  • 8 main configurations
  • 54,424 vehicles built
  • 2,775 for sale right now
  • $22,221–$37,350 typical price range

Which Kona is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

SEL Sport SEL Sport · 4WD SE Limited · 4WD
Engine 2L 2L 2L 1.6L
Typical price today $28,050 $29,728 $26,590 $35,735
For sale right now 732 497 305 350
Vehicles built 12,336 11,098 7,244 5,821
Same on every 2026 Kona
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

3,060 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
SEL Sport
$28,050
SEL Sport · 4WD
$29,728
SE
$26,590
Limited · 4WD
$35,735
SEL Premium · 4WD
$31,270
SEL Premium
$30,630
$21,554 $25,783 $30,013 $34,242 $38,471
Price trend

Median up $1,202 over the last 12 months.

2026 Kona price history →
Will it hold value?

A Kona typically keeps about 56% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $16,444 today.

Kona depreciation by year →
Cost to run

26/29 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,720/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2026 Kona

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — every 2026 Kona
  • Warns you before a crash
  • Brakes for you in an emergency
  • Watches your blind spot
  • Warns when you drift from your lane
  • Steers you back into the lane
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What KM8HFCAB-T means

KM8 HFCAB · T
KM8
the World Manufacturer Identifier Hyundai registered — assembled in South Korea
HFCAB
together encode the Kona line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2L, Four-wheel drive — as Hyundai filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
T
in position 10 — model year 2026
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run KM8HFCAB 2TU418989
9 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2026 Hyundai Kona prices →