NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Hyundai Veloster Recalls
The 2016 Hyundai Veloster has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 1, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Veloster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 224
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Hyundai Veloster, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2016 Hyundai Veloster
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V746000
- Reported
- December 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Veloster, 2 other models
2016 Hyundai Veloster complaints by year
NHTSA has received 224 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Veloster, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Veloster, the component group named most often is the engine (60%), followed by the power train (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (9%).
The 2016 Hyundai Veloster's only recall also concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Hyundai Veloster owners gave the mileage (109 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine134
- Power Train43
- Unknown Or Other32
- Fuel/Propulsion System20
- Electrical System16
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Veloster peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 53. 25% 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 Veloster drew 3.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Veloster year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Hyundai Veloster years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 224 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Veloster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Veloster by model year
Other 2016 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted