Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Tucson Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Tucson? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Hyundai Tucson problems by model year
70 recall entries and 6249 owner complaints on file across 22 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Tucson, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine2362 complaints
- power train1207 complaints
- unknown or other811 complaints
- service brakes724 complaints
- electrical system717 complaints
- structure384 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system381 complaints
- vehicle speed control354 complaints