Hyundai Veracruz
Owners filed 662 complaints across 6 model years of the Hyundai Veracruz. The 2008 drew the most (231).
Model years6
Complaints662
Recalls30
Fires17
Deaths0
Which Hyundai Veracruz years should you avoid?
Going by 662 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Hyundai Veracruz years to avoid are 2008.
- 2008231 complaints, 2.2× a typical Veracruz year, most often about the engine.
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 Veracruz model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 65 | 3 | 4 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 106 | 5 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2009 | 24 | 4 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2008Avoid | 231 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 145 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Engine | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.