Hyundai Tucson problems by year
8,242 complaints across 17 model years, 2005–2025. 2016 draws the most at 2,168; 2021 the fewest at 107.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 273 | Air bags (11.4%) | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 202 | Air bags (18.8%) | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 174 | Engine (23.0%) | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 316 | Engine (50.6%) | 18 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 319 | Engine (48.9%) | 20 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | 238 | Engine (45.8%) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 309 | Engine (38.2%) | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2,168most | Power train (23.8%) | 23 | 39 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,456 | Engine (40.6%) | 23 | 38 | 2 |
| 2018 | 537 | Engine (44.3%) | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 519 | Engine (36.8%) | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 233 | Engine (30.0%) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 107 | Engine (34.6%) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 579 | Fuel/propulsion system (22.1%) | 44 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 220 | Forward collision avoidance (16.4%) | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 146 | Forward collision avoidance (19.9%) | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 446 | Forward collision avoidance (41.0%) | 58 | 1 | 0 |