2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
1,536 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Owner complaints: 1,536 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 153.6
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
Have had to replace all four window regulators. From searching online, it appears there are quite a few other people who have had the same issue. Raising this issue in case others have to to create a recall. Thank you
Oil consumption is uneven, unpredictable, and has been a problem for at least 30,000 miles and since 2020. The car has ~74k miles on it and I carry a case of oil in the trunk. A couple years ago our catalytic converter clogged (I suspect from burning oil) and we were stuck on the roadside. Dealer replaced the catalytic converter under the power train warranty, but has not addressed the oil beyond a few consumption te…
Engine ran out of oil with no indication on instrument panel that it was happening. Engine now knocks and needs replacing. My independent service center has determined a failure. It is available for inspection.
Recalls: 0 campaigns
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What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a compact SUV of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
Fuel is an estimate here (EPA has no record for this exact model year); it is carried from the nearest EPA-covered year of this nameplate or the class mean, and labelled as such above.
What it costs to run
Est. annual fuel cost $2,260 (estimate)
EPA has no matched record for this model year: this is the mean EPA figure for a compact SUV in this dataset at EPA's 15,000-mile assumption. How estimates are labelled.
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Power Train498 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
- Engine372 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
- Unknown Or Other246 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Structure220 complaints · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,070–$2,920
- Electrical System200 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
- Latches/Locks/Linkages156 complaints · typical job: Door latch or lock actuator replacement (2.0 h labour + parts)$380–$760
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Power Train (498 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 71/100, computed from 1,536 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell's most common problem?
498 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is transmission service or clutch-pack repair: about 7.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $1,290–$4,040 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell cost to run per year?
About $7,248 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $36,240 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Compare with
Other compact suvs of about the same age.
What will a 2016 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
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Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Strong evidence — 1,536 complaints, 0 recalls on record
- 1536 NHTSA complaints on record (153.6/yr of exposure) — worse than a typical year of this model (109.2/yr)
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems