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2007 Hyundai Azera problems

Owners have filed 190 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Hyundai Azera. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are seats (16%) and electrical system (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
190 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Air bags 23% of complaints
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2007 Hyundai Azera Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 63,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 24 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 24 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 30 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 31 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 63,000 miles
Based on 160 complaints that include mileage. 49% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles24
20k to 40k miles24
40k to 60k miles30
60k to 80k miles31
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 160 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Azera with enough data (83 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

My vehicle was struck while standing still waiting for a traffic signal to turn green. The other vehicle which struck my vehicle was traveling possibly 20 - 25 miles per hour. Damage almost totaled my car. My wife was driving, alone in the vehicle and was injured but did not report it at the time. She was injured because the air bag did not deploy. She was wearing a seat belt which operated correctly.

December 2007 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai azera. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle swerved to the right and crashed into a traffic sign. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the front passenger's side tire was replaced as well as other unknown repairs. The cause of the failure was not disclosed to the contact. The vehicle was repaired.

Reported at 43,000 miles, December 2014 CrashInjury

Recall this hyundai azera 2007 was just burning from the engine after which the arlington police wake me at mit night after they had put off the fire.this happened outside my apartment 509 n cooper st apt arlington tx 76011.police report was fire just started itself from the engine. I took this car to hyundai company 6 months ago and they never repaired this car for me

Reported at 63,000 miles, February 2018 Fire

On my 2007 hyundai azera, you can't see the dash lights in the middle of the dash when the sun is out. Only when the sun is out, I live in south florida so its all the time.

Reported at 30,000 miles, July 2011

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai azera. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the driver's seat moved involuntarily. In addition, the gear shifter failed to move to the reverse position when prompted. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle in an attempt to correct the failures. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 136,840 miles, September 2018

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