Hyundai Genesis
Owners filed 1,245 complaints across 10 model years of the Hyundai Genesis. The 2015 drew the most (291).
Model years10
Complaints1,245
Recalls22
Fires16
Deaths0
Which Hyundai Genesis years should you avoid?
Going by 1,245 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Hyundai Genesis years to avoid are 2015, 2012 and 2011.
- 2015291 complaints, 2.3× a typical Genesis year, most often about the electrical system.
- 2012260 complaints, 2.1× a typical Genesis year, most often about the brakes.
- 20112.1× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (3 fires, 12 crashes).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Hyundai Genesis model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2016 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015Avoid | 291 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 | — | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012Avoid | 260 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011Avoid | 122 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2010 | 88 | 3 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 235 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.