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2018 Hyundai Tucson transmission problems

The 2018 Hyundai Tucson has 99 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

99

Transmission complaints

19%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Tucson transmission complaints by model year515 complaints2005: 16 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 2 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 26 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 11 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 515 complaints2017: 288 complaints2018: 99 complaints2019: 41 complaints2020: 9 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 62 complaints2023: 13 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 14 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tucson transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CAR WAS SLOWLY ENTERING GARAGE AND CAME TO A FULL STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN GEAR. CAR WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL POWER AND CRASHED IN GARAGE. I AM ALLEGING CONDITION KNOWN AS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED AND THE COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · January 15, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2018 Hyundai Tucson have?

NHTSA has 99 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson transmission — 19% 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.