AI DamageHyundai Hyundai: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Hyundai Hyundai across 13 model years: 72 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 14% of all complaints
- 2 Engine and cooling 13% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 11% of all complaints
- 4 Electrical system 11% of all complaints
- 5 Exterior lighting 7% of all complaints
- 6 Steering 7% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 7% of all complaints
- 8 Vehicle speed control 7% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 10 complaints (14% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 9 complaints (13% of all).
- Air bags: 8 complaints (11% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 8 complaints (11% of all).
- Exterior lighting: 5 complaints (7% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 72 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to no passenger and no driver airbag deployment during vehicle accident. The consumer stated the passenger sustained injuries to the face requiring surgery. Updated 09/14/2017
Consumer was inside the vehicle that was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle. Airbags failed to deploy even though there's no angular impact.
Lawyer on behalf of client. The client suffered a severe accident when driving. The right front wheel suddenly loosened and did not respond to steering.
My husband swerved slightly to miss a coyote, the hyundai santa fe rocked back and forth and then rolled. If it was not for my husbands extensive drivers training with the los angeles county sheriffs department, I feel this accident would have ended tragically.
While driving at 1o mph consumeer's vehicle hit another vehicle on driver's side bumper, and airbags deployed.
Consumer had a front end collison and air bags did not deploy, both driver and passenger were slightly injuried.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.