Hyundai Used Vehicles: Complaints, Recalls and Model Years
Pick a Hyundai model to see owner complaints and safety recalls by year. Counts are reports people chose to file, not a score, and they are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
Open the model you are shopping, then the year in the listing. This page is only the list.
This hub covers 27 published Hyundai nameplates in the 2026-10-15 snapshot. Open a model to see complaint counts by year, recall campaigns and the leading named system.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Snapshot 2026-10-15 · 27 published nameplates
Hyundai nameplates with the most owner reports
| Hyundai | Owner complaints |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 16,824 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 8,737 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | 7,904 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 6,422 |
| Hyundai Palisade | 2,450 |
| Hyundai Accent | 1,821 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 1,303 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 1,288 |
| Hyundai Genesis | 1,229 |
| Hyundai Kona | 938 |
| Hyundai Azera | 707 |
| Hyundai Tiburon | 688 |
Hyundai nameplates
- Accent 1,821
- Azera 707
- Elantra 8,737
- Entourage 285
- Equus 95
- Excel 285
- Genesis 1,229
- Genesis Coupe 118
- Ioniq 176
- Ioniq 5 1,303
- Ioniq 5 N 18
- Kona 938
- Kona N 7
- Nexo 21
- Palisade 2,450
- Santa Cruz 264
- Santa Fe 7,904
- Scoupe 61
- Sonata 16,824
- Tiburon 688
- Tucson 6,422
- Veloster 1,288
- Veloster N 37
- Venue 138
- Veracruz 572
- XG300 63
- XG350 265
Frequently asked questions
Which Hyundai model has the most NHTSA complaints in this snapshot?
Hyundai Sonata has the highest owner-report count among published Hyundai nameplates (16,824 complaints). That is a count, not a ranking of reliability.
What is the difference between a complaint and a recall?
A complaint is an owner report filed with NHTSA. A recall is a manufacturer safety campaign. YearTell shows both and does not treat a complaint total as a defect finding.
Does YearTell score Hyundai reliability?
No. Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold. Read the methodology for what these numbers cannot tell you.