2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
983 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Owner complaints: 983 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 109.22
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
In April of 2023 while driving I heard a pop noise and my engine started smoking. A connecting rod had broke in half and went through my oil tank. My 2017 Hyundai Tucson had only 54k miles. I was denied warranty and my vehicle was branded maintenance neglect due to lack of proof of oil change but when I sent the dealership I purchased my vehicle from the all my oil change receipts in August 2023 I was still denied an…
The vacuum pump cap was diagnosed as the issue. All the lights came on the dash. I lost power steering and speedometer. There has been recalls for other years.
My door to drivers side only fully unlocks from the inside. When my door is locked it now requires me to climb through another door of my car and pop open the drivers door. If I were to get in an accident people wouldn’t be able to get me out if I was incapacitated.
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.
- Engine516 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
- Power Train273 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
- Unknown Or Other127 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Vehicle Speed Control80 complaints · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$520–$1,150
- Electrical System77 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
- Fuel/Propulsion System64 complaints · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement (3.5 h labour + parts)$680–$1,620
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Engine (516 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 82/100, computed from 983 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell's most common problem?
516 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell sit in the Engine group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is cooling-system or timing-drive repair: about 6.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $1,040–$2,220 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 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell cost to run per year?
About $6,264 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $31,322 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 2017 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 — 983 complaints, 0 recalls on record
- 983 NHTSA complaints on record (109.2/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (109.2/yr)
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems