HYUNDAI Vehicles
Safety Data & Complaints
HYUNDAI Safety Overview
HYUNDAI (Hyundai Motor America) has 73,069 complaints and 914 recalls on file with NHTSA across 64 models.
64
Models
73,069
Complaints
914
Recalls
All HYUNDAI Models
HYUNDAI SONATA
Years: 1987–2026
Complaints: 21,725
Recalls: 141
Worst Year:
2011
(4,588 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Years: 1992–2026
Complaints: 11,768
Recalls: 99
Worst Year:
2013
(1,837 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Years: 2001–2026
Complaints: 9,835
Recalls: 93
Worst Year:
2017
(1,172 complaints)
HYUNDAI TUCSON
Years: 2004–2026
Complaints: 7,920
Recalls: 65
Worst Year:
2016
(2,112 complaints)
HYUNDAI ACCENT
Years: 1991–2022
Complaints: 2,733
Recalls: 50
Worst Year:
2012
(217 complaints)
HYUNDAI PALISADE
Years: 2020–2026
Complaints: 2,456
Recalls: 30
Worst Year:
2020
(600 complaints)
HYUNDAI VELOSTER
Years: 2011–2022
Complaints: 1,738
Recalls: 18
Worst Year:
2013
(570 complaints)
HYUNDAI GENESIS
Years: 2008–2018
Complaints: 1,702
Recalls: 20
Worst Year:
2015
(405 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ 5
Years: 2022–2026
Complaints: 1,636
Recalls: 18
Worst Year:
2022
(595 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT
Years: 2013–2018
Complaints: 1,384
Recalls: 22
Worst Year:
2017
(426 complaints)
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
Years: 2011–2026
Complaints: 1,129
Recalls: 34
Worst Year:
2012
(213 complaints)
HYUNDAI TIBURON
Years: 1996–2008
Complaints: 1,057
Recalls: 27
Worst Year:
2003
(429 complaints)
HYUNDAI AZERA
Years: 2005–2017
Complaints: 988
Recalls: 42
Worst Year:
2006
(280 complaints)
HYUNDAI VERACRUZ
Years: 2007–2012
Complaints: 940
Recalls: 30
Worst Year:
2008
(358 complaints)
HYUNDAI KONA
Years: 2018–2026
Complaints: 918
Recalls: 10
Worst Year:
2019
(216 complaints)
HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE
Years: 2006–2009
Complaints: 452
Recalls: 11
Worst Year:
2007
(343 complaints)
HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID
Years: 2022–2026
Complaints: 437
Recalls: 2
Worst Year:
2022
(178 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ
Years: 2022–2026
Complaints: 427
Recalls: 11
Worst Year:
2022
(259 complaints)
HYUNDAI EXCEL
Years: 1986–2001
Complaints: 424
Recalls: 24
Worst Year:
1989
(92 complaints)
HYUNDAI XG350
Years: 2001–2006
Complaints: 364
Recalls: 8
Worst Year:
2005
(181 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID
Years: 2021–2026
Complaints: 339
Recalls: 15
Worst Year:
2023
(110 complaints)
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
Years: 2010–2016
Complaints: 298
Recalls: 22
Worst Year:
2013
(107 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING
Years: 2007–2013
Complaints: 232
Recalls: 11
Worst Year:
2010
(95 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID
Years: 2021–2026
Complaints: 211
Recalls: 9
Worst Year:
2023
(87 complaints)
HYUNDAI VENUE
Years: 2020–2026
Complaints: 204
Recalls: 5
Worst Year:
2020
(58 complaints)
HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC
Years: 2019–2025
Complaints: 203
Recalls: 8
Worst Year:
2019
(73 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID
Years: 2017–2022
Complaints: 186
Recalls: 6
Worst Year:
2017
(60 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
Years: 2013–2020
Complaints: 147
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2018
(71 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ 6
Years: 2023–2026
Complaints: 131
Recalls: 10
Worst Year:
2023
(59 complaints)
HYUNDAI EQUUS
Years: 2010–2016
Complaints: 129
Recalls: 6
Worst Year:
2014
(53 complaints)
HYUNDAI XG300
Years: 2001–2004
Complaints: 120
Recalls: 7
Worst Year:
2001
(105 complaints)
HYUNDAI SCOUPE
Years: 1986–1997
Complaints: 103
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
1994
(37 complaints)
HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID
Years: 2016–2019
Complaints: 95
Recalls: 5
Worst Year:
2017
(46 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID
Years: 2021–2023
Complaints: 73
Recalls: 7
Worst Year:
2022
(43 complaints)
HYUNDAI SONATA GLS
Years: 1999–1999
Complaints: 67
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
1999
(67 complaints)
HYUNDAI VELOSTER N
Years: 2019–2022
Complaints: 60
Recalls: 6
Worst Year:
2022
(38 complaints)
HYUNDAI XG 350
Years: 2004–2004
Complaints: 59
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2004
(59 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA N
Years: 2022–2026
Complaints: 53
Recalls: 5
Worst Year:
2022
(26 complaints)
HYUNDAI HYUNDAI
Years: 1986–2002
Complaints: 51
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2001
(17 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ PLUG-IN HYBRID
Years: 2017–2022
Complaints: 36
Recalls: 2
Worst Year:
2019
(16 complaints)
HYUNDAI NEXO
Years: 2019–2024
Complaints: 36
Recalls: 13
Worst Year:
2020
(13 complaints)
HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID
Years: 2022–2026
Complaints: 36
Recalls: 2
Worst Year:
2023
(15 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC
Years: 2017–2021
Complaints: 35
Recalls: 5
Worst Year:
2017
(15 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE XL
Years: 2019–2019
Complaints: 29
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2019
(29 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N
Years: 2025–2025
Complaints: 23
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2025
(23 complaints)
HYUNDAI KONA N
Years: 2022–2023
Complaints: 22
Recalls: 3
Worst Year:
2022
(14 complaints)
HYUNDAI XG300L
Years: 2001–2002
Complaints: 15
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2001
(13 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA COUPE
Years: 2013–2015
Complaints: 14
Recalls: 3
Worst Year:
2013
(12 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ 9
Years: 2026–2026
Complaints: 13
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2026
(13 complaints)
HYUNDAI XG
Years: 2000–2002
Complaints: 7
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2001
(3 complaints)
HYUNDAI LD15 BERING
Years: 2000–2000
Complaints: 6
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2000
(6 complaints)
HYUNDAI ACCENT GT
Years: 1997–1997
Complaints: 1
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
1997
(1 complaints)
HYUNDAI ALL MODELS
Years: 2014–2014
Complaints: 1
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2014
(1 complaints)
HYUNDAI IONIQ
Years: 2020–2020
Complaints: 1
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2020
(1 complaints)
HYUNDAI ACCENT 5
Years: 2013–2017
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2013
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA HEV
Years: 2023–2024
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2023
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI ELANTRA N-LINE
Years: 2021–2021
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2021
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI GENESIS G70
Years: 2020–2020
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2020
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI PALISADE HYBRID
Years: 2026–2026
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2026
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HEV
Years: 2023–2024
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2023
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI SONATA HEV
Years: 2020–2024
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2020
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI SONATA N
Years: 2021–2021
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 0
Worst Year:
2021
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL
Years: 2015–2017
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2015
(0 complaints)
HYUNDAI XCIENT
Years: 2023–2024
Complaints: 0
Recalls: 1
Worst Year:
2023
(0 complaints)
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYUNDAI SONATA | 1987–2026 | 21,725 | 141 | 2011 (4,588) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA | 1992–2026 | 11,768 | 99 | 2013 (1,837) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE | 2001–2026 | 9,835 | 93 | 2017 (1,172) |
| HYUNDAI TUCSON | 2004–2026 | 7,920 | 65 | 2016 (2,112) |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT | 1991–2022 | 2,733 | 50 | 2012 (217) |
| HYUNDAI PALISADE | 2020–2026 | 2,456 | 30 | 2020 (600) |
| HYUNDAI VELOSTER | 2011–2022 | 1,738 | 18 | 2013 (570) |
| HYUNDAI GENESIS | 2008–2018 | 1,702 | 20 | 2015 (405) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 | 2022–2026 | 1,636 | 18 | 2022 (595) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT | 2013–2018 | 1,384 | 22 | 2017 (426) |
| HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID | 2011–2026 | 1,129 | 34 | 2012 (213) |
| HYUNDAI TIBURON | 1996–2008 | 1,057 | 27 | 2003 (429) |
| HYUNDAI AZERA | 2005–2017 | 988 | 42 | 2006 (280) |
| HYUNDAI VERACRUZ | 2007–2012 | 940 | 30 | 2008 (358) |
| HYUNDAI KONA | 2018–2026 | 918 | 10 | 2019 (216) |
| HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE | 2006–2009 | 452 | 11 | 2007 (343) |
| HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID | 2022–2026 | 437 | 2 | 2022 (178) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ | 2022–2026 | 427 | 11 | 2022 (259) |
| HYUNDAI EXCEL | 1986–2001 | 424 | 24 | 1989 (92) |
| HYUNDAI XG350 | 2001–2006 | 364 | 8 | 2005 (181) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID | 2021–2026 | 339 | 15 | 2023 (110) |
| HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE | 2010–2016 | 298 | 22 | 2013 (107) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING | 2007–2013 | 232 | 11 | 2010 (95) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID | 2021–2026 | 211 | 9 | 2023 (87) |
| HYUNDAI VENUE | 2020–2026 | 204 | 5 | 2020 (58) |
| HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC | 2019–2025 | 203 | 8 | 2019 (73) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID | 2017–2022 | 186 | 6 | 2017 (60) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT | 2013–2020 | 147 | 1 | 2018 (71) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 | 2023–2026 | 131 | 10 | 2023 (59) |
| HYUNDAI EQUUS | 2010–2016 | 129 | 6 | 2014 (53) |
| HYUNDAI XG300 | 2001–2004 | 120 | 7 | 2001 (105) |
| HYUNDAI SCOUPE | 1986–1997 | 103 | 0 | 1994 (37) |
| HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID | 2016–2019 | 95 | 5 | 2017 (46) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID | 2021–2023 | 73 | 7 | 2022 (43) |
| HYUNDAI SONATA GLS | 1999–1999 | 67 | 0 | 1999 (67) |
| HYUNDAI VELOSTER N | 2019–2022 | 60 | 6 | 2022 (38) |
| HYUNDAI XG 350 | 2004–2004 | 59 | 0 | 2004 (59) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA N | 2022–2026 | 53 | 5 | 2022 (26) |
| HYUNDAI HYUNDAI | 1986–2002 | 51 | 0 | 2001 (17) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ PLUG-IN HYBRID | 2017–2022 | 36 | 2 | 2019 (16) |
| HYUNDAI NEXO | 2019–2024 | 36 | 13 | 2020 (13) |
| HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID | 2022–2026 | 36 | 2 | 2023 (15) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC | 2017–2021 | 35 | 5 | 2017 (15) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE XL | 2019–2019 | 29 | 1 | 2019 (29) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N | 2025–2025 | 23 | 0 | 2025 (23) |
| HYUNDAI KONA N | 2022–2023 | 22 | 3 | 2022 (14) |
| HYUNDAI XG300L | 2001–2002 | 15 | 0 | 2001 (13) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA COUPE | 2013–2015 | 14 | 3 | 2013 (12) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ 9 | 2026–2026 | 13 | 1 | 2026 (13) |
| HYUNDAI XG | 2000–2002 | 7 | 0 | 2001 (3) |
| HYUNDAI LD15 BERING | 2000–2000 | 6 | 1 | 2000 (6) |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT GT | 1997–1997 | 1 | 1 | 1997 (1) |
| HYUNDAI ALL MODELS | 2014–2014 | 1 | 0 | 2014 (1) |
| HYUNDAI IONIQ | 2020–2020 | 1 | 0 | 2020 (1) |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT 5 | 2013–2017 | 0 | 0 | 2013 (0) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA HEV | 2023–2024 | 0 | 0 | 2023 (0) |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA N-LINE | 2021–2021 | 0 | 0 | 2021 (0) |
| HYUNDAI GENESIS G70 | 2020–2020 | 0 | 1 | 2020 (0) |
| HYUNDAI PALISADE HYBRID | 2026–2026 | 0 | 1 | 2026 (0) |
| HYUNDAI SANTA FE HEV | 2023–2024 | 0 | 0 | 2023 (0) |
| HYUNDAI SONATA HEV | 2020–2024 | 0 | 0 | 2020 (0) |
| HYUNDAI SONATA N | 2021–2021 | 0 | 0 | 2021 (0) |
| HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL | 2015–2017 | 0 | 1 | 2015 (0) |
| HYUNDAI XCIENT | 2023–2024 | 0 | 1 | 2023 (0) |