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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Hyundai Recalls

Hyundai has 788 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 41 models and 2000–2025 model years. The model with the most is the Sonata, with 120.

Owners have filed 51,126 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai model years listed here; the most, 3,378, concern the 2011 Sonata.

12 Hyundai models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 8 of them have at least one year that stands out.

Complaints about Hyundai vehicles most often name the engine (at least 13,759), then the electrical system (7,267).

The Hyundai model with the most owner complaints is the Sonata: 15,508 across 24 model years listed here.

The newest Hyundai recall here, 26V452000, was reported on July 14, 2026 and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly.

Hyundai recalls most often concern the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module (71 model-year listings), then the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch (69).

Models
41
Recall listings
788

campaign × model year

Model years
2000–2025
Pages on file
252

year + model

Hyundai models, most recalls first

Hyundai models ranked by total NHTSA recalls
ModelRecallsYears covered
Hyundai Sonata1202000–2024(24)
Hyundai Santa Fe922001–2025(25)
Hyundai Elantra902000–2024(24)
Hyundai Tucson652005–2025(21)
Hyundai Azera412006–2017(12)
Hyundai Accent372000–2022(19)
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid322011–2018(8)
Hyundai Veracruz302007–2012(6)
Hyundai Palisade292020–2025(6)
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport222013–2018(6)
Hyundai Genesis202009–2016(6)
Hyundai Ioniq 5192022–2025(4)
Hyundai Tiburon192000–2008(8)
Hyundai Veloster182012–2021(8)
Hyundai Ioniq 6132023–2025(3)
Hyundai Nexo122019–2023(5)
Hyundai Elantra Touring112009–2012(4)
Hyundai Entourage112006–2008(3)
Hyundai Kona102019–2025(6)
Hyundai Santa Cruz102022–2025(4)
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid102021–2025(3)
Hyundai Kona Electric82019–2025(4)
Hyundai XG30072001–2004(4)
Hyundai Elantra N62022–2025(3)
Hyundai Equus62011–2015(5)
Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid62017–2019(3)
Hyundai Veloster N62019–2022(4)
Hyundai Genesis Coupe52010–2016(2)
Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid52022–2022(1)
Hyundai Venue52020–2024(4)
Hyundai Ioniq Electric42017–2020(3)
Hyundai Elantra Hybrid32021–2025(3)
Hyundai Kona N32022–2023(2)
Hyundai Tucson Hybrid32025–2025(1)
Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid32025–2025(1)
Hyundai Elantra GT22016–2018(2)
Hyundai Elantra Hev12023–2023(1)
Hyundai Ld15 Bering12000–2000(1)
Hyundai Santa Fe XL12019–2019(1)
Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell12015–2015(1)
Hyundai XG35012001–2001(1)

What gets recalled most on Hyundai vehicles

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE71
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH69
  • ENGINE25
  • TRAILER HITCHES24
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL23
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING18
  • AIR BAGS17
  • SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER17
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE16
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT16
  • SUSPENSION:REAR14
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE14

Hyundai years to avoid, by model

Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.

Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted