2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid: True Cost, Problems & Verdict

111 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.

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Owner complaints: 111 filed with NHTSA

Complaints per year on the road: 27.75

Engine41Unknown Or Other28Electrical System27Power Train24Fuel/Propulsion System19Forward Collision Avoidance11

What owners say

Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.

While driving my 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, the vehicle suddenly lost power, began shaking, and all warning lights illuminated at once. The car would not accelerate properly and became unsafe to operate in traffic. After pulling over and restarting the vehicle, the warnings cleared, but the issue has occurred more than once. It first occurred 3/25/26. The dealer was not able to reproduce the issue but found numerous…
This is the 4th time that a new fuel pump has been replaced on this 2022 Hyundai Tucson hybrid. I think the car part needs a recall because the fuel pump keeps breaking.
Wipers stop working. they will freeze and stop moving across the windshield. so far i can fix the problem by turning the wipers off and then back on. my concern is that may not work in the future. also, in heavy rain an accident may happen before i can restart the wipers. i brought the car in to the dealership, but they could not find anything wrong.

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.

Typical price today $19,400–$27,900 used market, 2026
You lose to depreciation $1,720/year $8,600 over five years
Price when new (2022)$29,600
Worth in five years$15,100
Depreciation, five years$8,600
Insurance, five years$7,400–$10,300
Fuel and maintenance, five years$17,035
Five-year cost of owning it$34,485
Per mile driven, at 12,000 miles a year$0.57

What it costs to run

EPA combined 37 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $1,650

Fuel (your region)$1,650
Maintenance band (your region) $973–$1,981
Estimated running cost this year (age 4) $3,127
Range across the maintenance band $2,623–$3,631
Next five years, running cost $17,035

Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.

02468101214$5,666vehicle age (years)
fuel/energy + maintenance band, annual — US dollars, estimate

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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.

  • Engine41 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
  • Unknown Or Other28 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
  • Electrical System27 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
  • Power Train24 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
  • Fuel/Propulsion System19 complaints · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement (3.5 h labour + parts)$680–$1,620
  • Forward Collision Avoidance11 complaints · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration (3.0 h labour + parts)$780–$2,160

FAQ

What is the most common problem with the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid?

The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Engine (41 complaints in our indexed sample).

Is the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid a good used car to buy?

Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 82/100, computed from 111 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.

How much does it cost to fix the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid's most common problem?

41 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid 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 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid cost to run per year?

About $3,407 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $17,035 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.

What will a 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid really cost YOU per year?

Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.

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Data sources

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.

82RELIABILITY / 100
BUY

Moderate evidence — 111 complaints, 0 recalls on record

Typical price today$19,400–$27,900used market estimate · the full money picture
Running cost, next 5 years$17,035fuel/energy + maintenance band midpoint · estimate
  • 111 NHTSA complaints on record (27.8/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (24.9/yr)
  • 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems

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