NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Tucson. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 1,625
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
26 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Hyundai Tucson, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 Hyundai Tucson
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V543000
- Reported
- September 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2021 Tucson
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V842000
- Reported
- November 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,172
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Tucson, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 16V628000
- Reported
- August 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Hyundai Tucson
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 16V348000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 81,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Hyundai Tucson
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 16V147000
- Reported
- March 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,263
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Hyundai Tucson
2016 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,625 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (1%) and 26 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the power train (32%), followed by the engine (26%) and the structure (14%).
1 of the 2016 Hyundai Tucson's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (834 complaints), the median was 29,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train518
- Engine424
- Unknown Or Other263
- Structure227
- Electrical System217
- Latches/Locks/Linkages158
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 260 | |
| 2017 | 115 | |
| 2018 | 73 | |
| 2019 | 112 | |
| 2020 | 142 | |
| 2021 | 318 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 76 | |
| 2026 | 60 |
Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 318. 35% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Hyundai Tucson drew 15× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 1st highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Hyundai Tucson years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,625 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2016 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted