2013 Hyundai Genesis problems
The 2013 Hyundai Genesis has 188 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (14%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 188 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 147 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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 56 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 147 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 42,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 28 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Genesis with enough data (125 complaints in that window).
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 daughter got hit by 2 cars and only the headrest popped opened but no airbags went off. A car hit the car behind her, she was a complete stop, the car that hit the car behind her then hit her on the passenger side (almost like a t-bone). She now has a lot of shoulder, neck and spine issues from getting slammed into the drivers door. If the side airbag would have gone off, she would not be in so much pain from getting hit from behind and 2 seconds later got hit from the side.
While traveling at 65MPH the car was cut off and the ABS did not work, the rear fishtailed and lost control, slamming into a guardrail at 65MPH, the right passenger side front and back were severely impacted, and no air bags were deployed at time of crash. Seat belts did not hold and passengers were hurt. Air bag, failure and seatbelt failure are the major problems with this vehicle.
The transmission is slipping while driving the RPM go very high and engage back to gear and the car shake and move rapidly forward making danger to drive.looks like between 3 and 4 gear. Last for 4 days then stop for 2 weeks and start again week ago.