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Hyundai problems by model year

What Hyundai owners report to NHTSA, year by year, with the service bulletins, recalls and repairs that fit. Pick a model year.

Each bar is the owner complaints on file with NHTSA for that model year. NHTSA has no sales count, so a bigger bar may only mean more cars were sold. Do not use it to rank models.

A model year gets a page when it has 200 or more complaints on file. 45 other Hyundai model years with recalls have fewer, so they are not listed.

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  Elantra

  2010 to 2020 · 5,282 complaints · 20 recalls · most reported: engine and engine cooling

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 6 other years have fewer.

  • 2020254 complaints3 recalls
  • 2019252 complaints1 recall
  • 2018284 complaints1 recall
  • 2017770 complaints4 recalls
  • 2016293 complaints2 recalls
  • 2015262 complaints3 recalls
  • 2014386 complaints2 recalls
  • 20131,314 complaints4 recalls
  • 2012654 complaints4 recalls
  • 2011433 complaints5 recalls
  • 2010380 complaints3 recalls
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  Santa Fe

  2010 to 2023 · 4,010 complaints · 21 recalls · most reported: engine and engine cooling

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 6 other years have fewer.

  • 2023213 complaints1 recall
  • 2022201 complaints7 recalls
  • 2020218 complaints2 recalls
  • 2019203 complaints2 recalls
  • 2017971 complaints6 recalls
  • 2016236 complaints3 recalls
  • 2015255 complaints2 recalls
  • 2014493 complaints3 recalls
  • 2013605 complaints3 recalls
  • 2012355 complaints1 recall
  • 2010260 complaints2 recalls
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  Tucson

  2012 to 2025 · 5,138 complaints · 19 recalls · most reported: engine and engine cooling

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 7 other years have fewer.

  • 2025295 complaints6 recalls
  • 2022386 complaints3 recalls
  • 2019385 complaints1 recall
  • 2018399 complaints1 recall
  • 20171,095 complaints3 recalls
  • 20161,626 complaints5 recalls
  • 2015229 complaints1 recall
  • 2014202 complaints2 recalls
  • 2013266 complaints3 recalls
  • 2012255 complaints3 recalls
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  Sonata

  2010 to 2018 · 10,975 complaints · 36 recalls · most reported: engine and engine cooling

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 6 other years have fewer.

  • 2018375 complaints2 recalls
  • 2017768 complaints5 recalls
  • 2016728 complaints9 recalls
  • 20151,153 complaints12 recalls
  • 2014750 complaints8 recalls
  • 20131,917 complaints11 recalls
  • 20121,559 complaints11 recalls
  • 20113,380 complaints17 recalls
  • 2010345 complaints2 recalls
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  Palisade

  2020 to 2025 · 2,366 complaints · 13 recalls · most reported: service brakes

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 1 other year has fewer.

  • 2025255 complaints3 recalls
  • 2024398 complaints5 recalls
  • 2023409 complaints5 recalls
  • 2022316 complaints5 recalls
  • 2021447 complaints6 recalls
  • 2020541 complaints5 recalls

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Source: NHTSA complaint files, checked October 29, 2026. Counts are owner reports as filed.