Hyundai — what breaks, engine by engine
15 models · 15,121 complaints
What Hyundai complaints are about
Share of component mentions across every Hyundai in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it. Shares can be compared — raw complaint counts between brands cannot, because counts track sales volume.
Steering complaints run well below their all-vehicle share (0.5×).
Engine complaints run 1.9× their all-vehicle share across Hyundai models.
How often Hyundai complaints involve a fire, crash or injury
Share of this brand's complaints; the vertical mark is the all-vehicle average. Complaints are owner-reported and skew toward alarming problems — and toward vehicles under active recall attention, which can inflate a brand mid-campaign.
all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%
Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside
The severest recall class, across all Hyundai models we cover. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.
- Hyundai Sonata — Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper (stop driving, 2015–2015) 14V368000
- Hyundai Sonata — Steering (stop driving, 2015–2015) 14V325000
- Hyundai IONIQ — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2023–2024) 26V432000
- Hyundai Tucson — Trailer Hitches (park outside, 2022–2024) 25V893000
- Hyundai IONIQ — Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery (park outside, 2025–2025) 25V482000
- Hyundai Palisade — Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Fluid/Lubricant › Pump (park outside, 2025–2025) 25V291000
- Hyundai Nexo — Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices (park outside, 2019–2024) 24V761000
- Hyundai Genesis — Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Solenoid (park outside, 2015–2016) 24V107000