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2021 Hyundai Palisade engine problems

The 2021 Hyundai Palisade has 50 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

50

Engine complaints

10%

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

Another vehicle t-boned my vehicle on the front left side. We were both traveling around 15 mph. As soon as he struck my vehicle, the air bags were deployed and the car instantly caught fire. The car was on fire before I was at a complete stop. I was able to pry the door open and crawl through a…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 16, 2021 · crash · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2021 Hyundai Palisade have?

NHTSA has 50 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Palisade engine — 10% 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.