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2026 Hyundai Tucson driver assistance problems

The 2026 Hyundai Tucson has 30 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 50% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

30

Driver Assistance complaints

50%

Share of year

10

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Tucson driver assistance complaints by model year189 complaints2008: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 8 complaints2018: 3 complaints2019: 19 complaints2020: 26 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 53 complaints2023: 39 complaints2024: 33 complaints2025: 189 complaints2026: 30 complaints
Tucson driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

26V316000Driver AssistanceMay 18, 2026 · 423,062 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes.

Consequence

Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the front camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 302. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 20, 2026.

What owners report

“The brakes pushed down to the floor before the collision and wouldn’t stop the car my passenger was injured no warning system on the collision prevention and nothing engaged my foot was on the floor and there was about a 10 second delay before the brakes kicked in it’s all on dash cam ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · March 1, 2026 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2026 Hyundai Tucson have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2026 Hyundai Tucson driver assistance — 50% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2026 Hyundai Tucson driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 26V316000.

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.