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2020 Hyundai Palisade engine problems

The 2020 Hyundai Palisade has 124 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

124

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Palisade engine complaints by model year124 complaints2020: 124 complaints2021: 50 complaints2022: 42 complaints2023: 34 complaints2024: 16 complaints2025: 9 complaints2026: 9 complaints
Palisade engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The vehicle, a 2020 Hyundai Palisade SEL, was located in a closed garage, unoccupied. Within 10 minutes of parking the car in the garage, it caught on fire, possibly originating on the front, driver's side. Due to this incident occurring inside a garage, there was damage to our home and a high risk…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 15, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2020 Hyundai Palisade have?

NHTSA has 124 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Palisade engine — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.