Hyundai problems by model
Owners have filed 70,798 complaints with NHTSA about the 22 Hyundai models with enough data to profile here, covering 169 model years from 1994 through 2026. The Sonata draws the most at 21,814, 30.8% of the make's total.
Complaint volume tracks how many cars a make sold as much as how they held up, and NHTSA complaints are unverified owner reports rather than confirmed defects. Nothing on this page compares Hyundai against another manufacturer. Use it to find the model, then the model year, then read what owners of that year actually filed.
Every Hyundai model
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Most-reported year | Top system that year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata | 25 1999–2023 | 21,814 | 2011 4,628 | Steering (25.4%) |
| Elantra | 29 1994–2023 | 11,853 | 2013 1,865 | Steering (14.5%) |
| Santa FE | 25 2001–2025 | 10,479 | 2017 1,297 | Engine (50.1%) |
| Tucson | 17 2005–2025 | 8,388 | 2016 2,181 | Power train (23.8%) |
| Palisade | 7 2020–2026 | 3,417 | 2020 726 | Engine (18.3%) |
| Ioniq 5 | 4 2022–2025 | 2,129 | 2022 670 | Electrical system (46.4%) |
| Accent | 13 1995–2016 | 1,953 | 2012 219 | Engine (16.4%) |
| Genesis | 7 2009–2016 | 1,693 | 2015 414 | Electrical system (27.1%) |
| Veloster | 5 2012–2016 | 1,605 | 2013 587 | Engine (29.3%) |
| Santa FE Sport | 5 2013–2018 | 1,510 | 2017 494 | Engine (41.9%) |
| Kona | 6 2018–2023 | 990 | 2019 258 | Engine (51.9%) |
| Sonata Hybrid | 5 2011–2017 | 849 | 2012 217 | Engine (30.9%) |
| Veracruz | 4 2007–2011 | 838 | 2008 361 | Electrical system (18.3%) |
| Azera | 4 2006–2013 | 720 | 2006 280 | Air bags (21.1%) |
| Tiburon | 2 2003–2004 | 537 | 2003 429 | Power train (40.1%) |
| Tucson Hybrid | 2 2022–2025 | 464 | 2025 263 | Forward collision avoidance (33.5%) |
| Entourage | 2 2007–2008 | 455 | 2007 344 | Electrical system (16.3%) |
| Santa Cruz | 2 2022–2023 | 395 | 2022 283 | Power train (32.2%) |
| Santa FE Hybrid | 2 2023–2025 | 316 | 2025 201 | Engine (16.9%) |
| XG350 | 1 2005–2005 | 181 | 2005 181 | Air bags (39.2%) |
| Genesis Coupe | 1 2013–2013 | 107 | 2013 107 | Engine (25.2%) |
| XG300 | 1 2001–2001 | 105 | 2001 105 | Engine and engine cooling (17.1%) |
Model years shown are those with at least 100 complaints on file, the gate every page on this site has to clear.
Reading the numbers
Across every Hyundai model year on the site, engine is the system named most often: 13,953 complaints, 26.7% of those filed under a named system. Individual model years diverge from that sharply, which is the reason to read the year rather than the badge.
The three most-reported Hyundai models (Sonata, Elantra and Santa FE) account for 62.4% of the make's complaint volume. That is a concentrated picture: most of what gets reported about Hyundai here comes from three nameplates. Bear in mind that a nameplate selling in the millions will out-file a niche one whatever its record.
Of the 70,798 complaints, 4,181 describe a crash, 2,139 describe a fire and 81 report a death.
Most-reported Hyundai model years
The single heaviest model year of each Hyundai nameplate, 1994–2026. Heaviest is not worst. Read it alongside the model page.