Hyundaiproblems & recalls
Hyundai vehicles have drawn 76,349 consumer complaints and 479 recall campaigns across 57models in NHTSA's files, led by the Sonata and the Elantra.
76,349
NHTSA complaints
479
Recall campaigns
57
Models tracked
Sonata
Most complained
Which Hyundai models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata | 22,128 | 68 | ||
| Elantra | 11,992 | 57 | ||
| Santa Fe | 10,255 | 49 | ||
| Tucson | 8,422 | 36 | ||
| Palisade | 3,090 | 16 | ||
| Accent | 2,754 | 25 | ||
| Ioniq 5 | 2,055 | 14 | ||
| Veloster | 1,769 | 10 | ||
| Genesis | 1,717 | 10 | ||
| Santa Fe Sport | 1,505 | 11 | ||
| Sonata Hybrid | 1,148 | 13 | ||
| Tiburon | 1,057 | 17 | ||
| Kona | 1,048 | 8 | ||
| Azera | 992 | 12 | ||
| Veracruz | 951 | 9 | ||
| Tucson Hybrid | 497 | 4 | ||
| Santa Cruz | 457 | 9 | ||
| Entourage | 453 | 6 | ||
| Excel | 424 | 9 | ||
| XG350 | 423 | 3 | ||
| Santa Fe Hybrid | 398 | 10 | ||
| Genesis Coupe | 302 | 6 | ||
| Elantra Touring | 232 | 4 | ||
| Elantra Hybrid | 221 | 6 | ||
| Venue | 217 | 3 | ||
| Kona Electric | 206 | 4 | ||
| Ioniq Hybrid | 196 | 4 | ||
| Ioniq 6 | 181 | 6 | ||
| Elantra GT | 155 | 2 | ||
| Equus | 132 | 3 | ||
| XG300 | 120 | 4 | ||
| Scoupe | 103 | 0 | ||
| Sonata Plug-In Hybrid | 100 | 2 | ||
| Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid | 74 | 5 | ||
| Veloster N | 70 | 2 | ||
| Sonata Gls | 67 | 0 | ||
| Elantra N | 57 | 5 | ||
| Hyundai | 51 | 0 | ||
| Ioniq 9 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid | 41 | 1 | ||
| Nexo | 39 | 5 | ||
| Tucson Plug-In Hybrid | 39 | 4 | ||
| Ioniq Electric | 35 | 3 | ||
| Santa Fe XL | 31 | 1 | ||
| Ioniq 5 N | 27 | 0 | ||
| Kona N | 22 | 2 | ||
| Xg300l | 15 | 0 | ||
| Elantra Coupe | 14 | 1 | ||
| Xg | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ld15 Bering | 6 | 1 | ||
| Palisade Hybrid | 4 | 3 | ||
| Accent GT | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ioniq | 1 | 0 | ||
| Elantra Hev | 0 | 0 | ||
| Genesis G70 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tucson Fuel Cell | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xcient | 0 | 1 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.