Hyundai ownership costs & problem years

Hyundai models ranked by owner data

34 Hyundai nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 41,336 owner complaints and 446 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Ioniq at 93/100; the weakest is the Ioniq 5 at 60/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Ioniq93BUY12020202010
Sonata Plug-in91BUY32018201605
Ioniq Plug-in89BUY320222021211
Ioniq Electric88BUY420182017225
Kona N87BUY220232022113
Santa Fe XL86BUY120192019251
Tucson Plug-in86BUY220222025103
Elantra N85BUY420242022386
Elantra Hybrid84BUY420242022734
Venue84BUY520252024964
Kona83BUY82018202476910
Veloster N83BUY320212022925
Nexo82BUY6202220201913
Santa Fe Plug-in82BUY220232022277
Sonata Hybrid81BUY132018201274633
Tucson Fuel Cell81BUY3201520162,7351
Accent80BUY102018201265715
Equus80BUY520122014886
Veracruz80BUY2201220111718
Kona Electric77BUY5202320202648
Santa Fe Hybrid77BUY52023202514015
Elantra GT76BUY8201820133,3562
Santa Cruz75BUY42024202230910
Tucson Hybrid75BUY4202320253203
Azera73BUY72015201329111
Veloster72BUY8201720131,27417
Santa Fe71BUY11201220253,74839
Tucson70BUY8202120164,10120
Elantra69CAUTION15202520136,46446
Genesis69CAUTION6201420151,03926
Palisade68CAUTION4202020251,57919
Santa Fe Sport68CAUTION6201620181,26622
Sonata64CAUTION152019201111,29269
Ioniq 560CAUTION1202520252929

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Hyundai model we hold data for

Hyundai Accent12 model years indexedHyundai Accent Blue1 model years indexedHyundai Azera7 model years indexedHyundai Elantra15 model years indexedHyundai Elantra Blue1 model years indexedHyundai Elantra Blue Hybrid5 model years indexedHyundai Elantra GT8 model years indexedHyundai Elantra Hybrid5 model years indexedHyundai Elantra N4 model years indexedHyundai Elantra SE4 model years indexedHyundai Entourage1 model years indexedHyundai Equus6 model years indexedHyundai Genesis6 model years indexedHyundai Genesis R-Spec3 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq6 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 51 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 19 inch Wheels1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 20 inch Wheels1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 Long range2 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 N1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range3 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 5 XRT1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 6 18 inch Wheels1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 6 20 inch Wheels1 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq 6 Standard Range3 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq Blue6 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq Electric5 model years indexedHyundai Ioniq Plug-in5 model years indexedHyundai Kona8 model years indexedHyundai Kona Electric5 model years indexedHyundai Kona Long Range Electric1 model years indexedHyundai Kona N2 model years indexedHyundai Kona Standard Range Electric2 model years indexedHyundai Nexo7 model years indexedHyundai Nexo Blue7 model years indexedHyundai Palisade6 model years indexedHyundai Santa Cruz4 model years indexedHyundai Santa Cruz XRT1 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe15 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Blue Hybrid3 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Hybrid5 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Plug-in2 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Sport6 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate4 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe Ultimate5 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe XL1 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe XL Ultimate1 model years indexedHyundai Santa Fe XRT2 model years indexedHyundai Sonata15 model years indexedHyundai Sonata Blue Hybrid4 model years indexedHyundai Sonata Hybrid15 model years indexedHyundai Sonata Plug-in4 model years indexedHyundai Sonata SE2 model years indexedHyundai Sonata SE Hybrid4 model years indexedHyundai Sonata Sport3 model years indexedHyundai Tucson15 model years indexedHyundai Tucson Blue Hybrid4 model years indexedHyundai Tucson Eco2 model years indexedHyundai Tucson Fuel Cell3 model years indexedHyundai Tucson Hybrid4 model years indexedHyundai Tucson Plug-in4 model years indexedHyundai Veloster9 model years indexedHyundai Veloster N4 model years indexedHyundai Venue6 model years indexedHyundai Veracruz2 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04