Hyundai Tucson
Owners filed 6,257 complaints across 22 model years of the Hyundai Tucson. The 2016 drew the most (1,617); the 2009 the fewest (18).
Model years22
Complaints6,257
Recalls70
Fires140
Deaths1
Every Hyundai Tucson model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 5 | — | 14 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings | Routine | |
| 2025 | 280 | 6 | 1 | 32 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings | Above average | |
| 2024 | 96 | 4 | — | 12 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 381 | 3 | 4 | 25 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2021 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 379 | 1 | 11 | 15 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 396 | 1 | 9 | 13 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2017 | 1,084 | 3 | 26 | 13 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 1,617 | 5 | 24 | 14 | Power Train | High concern | |
| 2015 | 226 | 1 | 8 | 7 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2014 | 201 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2013 | 266 | 3 | 18 | 16 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2012 | 255 | 3 | 13 | 12 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2009 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2007 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 135 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 185 | 8 | 3 | 12 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Hyundai Tucson years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 1,617 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.