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2025 Hyundai Palisade problems

255 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade. The most reported area is service brakes (38% of them). NHTSA also lists 21 service bulletins and 3 recall campaigns.

Counts are what owners told NHTSA, as filed. NHTSA does not confirm each report, and a complaint is not proof of a cause. Injuries: 7. Deaths: 1.

Complaints by area

Each bar is the share of this model year's 255 complaints that name that area. A complaint can name more than one area, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

• Service brakes96 · 38%
• Seat belts61 · 24%
• Other or unknown47 · 18%
• Air bags31 · 12%
• Forward collision avoidance27 · 11%
• Suspension14 · 5%
• Seats13 · 5%
• Engine and engine cooling12 · 5%

12 smaller areas not shown (79 complaints in total).

Do not compare models by these numbers. NHTSA has no sales count for each model, so a model with more complaints may just have sold more cars. Use them to see which areas owners write about, not to rank cars.

Service bulletins

NHTSA's database lists 21 repair bulletins from Hyundai for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade. A bulletin is a repair instruction sent to dealers. It is not a recall and does not mean your car is covered. The 8 newest:

1. 26-GI-004HReceived October 28, 2026

   Backup camera and sensors

   Some Hyundai vehicles may be equipped with a parking distance warning (PDW) sensor(s) that may trigger various DTCs and display warning messages on the instrument cluster, resulting in the PDW...

2. 26-EM-015HReceived October 13, 2026

   Certain vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines may exhibit higher-than-expected engine oil consumption.

3. 26-EM-017HReceived October 9, 2026

   Certain Palisade (LX2) and Santa Fe (NC) vehicles equipped with Lambda II 6-cylinder engines may exhibit higher-than-expected engine oil consumption.

4. Z15 OLReceived August 15, 2026

   Engine and engine cooling

   Certain 2020 - 2025 model year Palisade vehicles may exhibit engine oil leakage at the engine oil filter housing assembly due to deterioration of the housing seal.

5. 26-BE-012HReceived June 23, 2026

   Some Palisade (LX2) vehicles may display a "Check forward safety systems" warning message on the cluster along with DTC C272246, due to the front view camera calibration range being exceeded.

6. 26-EE-007HReceived June 23, 2026

   Some Palisade (LX2), Tucson (NX4), and Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV) vehicles may experience battery drain due to continuous operation of the cooling fan after vehicle ignition has been turned off...

7. 26-EM-012HReceived June 6, 2026

   Some Palisade (LX2) vehicles may exhibit engine oil leakage at the engine oil filter housing assembly due to deterioration of the housing seal.

8. 26-GI-002HReceived June 6, 2026

   Information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 1st Navigation Map and Software Update.

Recalls

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade. Recall repairs are free at a Hyundai dealer.

1. 25V607000September 12, 2025

   Seat belts

   The seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch.

2. 26V034000January 23, 2026

   Air bags

   The side curtain air bags for third-row occupants may deploy improperly in a crash.

3. 25V291000May 6, 2025Do not drive notice

   Power train

   An insufficient seal on the controller for the electric oil pump may allow moisture to accumulate in the printed circuit board, which can cause an electrical short and result in a fire.

See all 3 recalls for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade, or check your VIN below to see which are open on your car.

Common repairs in this area (not a diagnosis)

These are repair jobs that sit in the areas owners report most. A complaint may need a diagnosis first: the same symptom can come from many causes, and a serious one such as engine failure is not fixed by a cheap part. They are not a forecast of what your Palisade will need. Ranges are US estimates for all makes.

Start with a diagnosis

• Diagnostic scan (check engine light)$55 to $250

Service brakes 96 complaints · 38%

• Brake pad replacement (front)$190 to $400
• Brake rotors and pads (front)$320 to $790
• Brake pad replacement (rear)$180 to $420
• Brake caliper replacement (one wheel)$240 to $590
• Brake fluid flush$75 to $180

Seat belts 61 complaints · 24%

• Seat belt pretensioner / buckle replacement$240 to $770

Air bags 31 complaints · 12%

• Airbag clockspring replacement$230 to $670
• Airbag / occupant sensor replacement$220 to $750

Forward collision avoidance 27 complaints · 11%

No repair price here: this area usually needs a diagnosis first. A diagnostic scan (check engine light) runs $55 to $250.

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2025 Hyundai Palisade: questions

What are the most common problems on the 2025 Hyundai Palisade?

Of the 255 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade, 96 (38%) name service brakes, and 61 (24%) name seat belts. A complaint can list more than one area, so the shares add up to more than 100%. These are owner reports, not proven causes.

Is the 2025 Hyundai Palisade reliable?

These numbers cannot say. NHTSA complaints have no sales count to compare against, so a high number on one model does not mean it fails more than another. Use them to see which areas owners write about, then check your own VIN for open recalls.

Do these complaints include crashes or fires?

Owners marked 9 of the 255 complaints as involving a crash and 1 as involving a fire. They also reported 7 injuries and 1 death. NHTSA records these as the owner reports them and does not confirm each one.

How many recalls does the 2025 Hyundai Palisade have?

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade. Recall repairs are free at a Hyundai dealer. Enter your VIN to see which ones are open on your car.

What is a service bulletin?

A service bulletin is a repair instruction a maker sends to its dealers. It is not a recall, and it does not mean your car is covered. NHTSA lists 21 repair bulletins for the 2025 Hyundai Palisade.

More

• 2024 Palisade problems
• 2023 Palisade problems
• 2022 Palisade problems
• 2021 Palisade problems
• 2020 Palisade problems
• 2025 recalls
• All Hyundai recalls
• Hyundai problems by model
• Check-engine codes

Sources

• NHTSA complaint and technical service bulletin files, checked October 29, 2026
• NHTSA recalls

Complaint, bulletin and recall counts come from NHTSA as filed. Repair prices are estimates from our own ranges. Not a repair shop, estimates only.