NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Hyundai Veloster Recalls
The 2012 Hyundai Veloster has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Hyundai Veloster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 296
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2012 Hyundai Veloster, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V651000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,649,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Veloster, 10 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 23V132000
- Reported
- February 28, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,715
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Veloster
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 20V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272,126
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 13V051000
- Reported
- February 19, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,071
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
- Campaign
- 12V567000
- Reported
- December 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,490
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 12V568000
- Reported
- December 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Hyundai Veloster
2012 Hyundai Veloster complaints by year
NHTSA has received 296 owner complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 29 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, the component group named most often is the engine (21%), followed by the visibility (19%) and the steering (14%).
2 of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster's 6 recalls also concern the visibility.
Where 2012 Hyundai Veloster owners gave the mileage (230 complaints), the median was 54,871 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine61
- Visibility55
- Steering42
- Unknown Or Other39
- Electrical System38
- Power Train31
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 35 | |
| 2020 | 21 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 45. 38% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster drew 7.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Veloster year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Hyundai Veloster years to avoid by our method.
The 296 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Veloster by model year
Other 2012 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted