2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 53 complaints about the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, and 19% of them involve electrical system. After that come forward collision avoidance (17%) and backover prevention (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 53 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 11 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% 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 2026 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
The accident occurred at the intersection of [XXX]. On XXX 2026 at 2:32 pm I was involved in an accident where I was T-Boned on the drivers side impacting my drivers side front fender, drivers door and drivers side grill. I was given a green light when I entered out on to [XXX] from [XXX].The other driver in a silver VW 4door hatchback going East on [XXX]. I was dong about 10 mph when the primary impact was the drivers side front fender and grill.
Safety of anyone, including a service dog in the car, is at risk from accident. 10-01-2026 5:30 am accident. -I was Struck on drivers side (t-bone) both driverside doors, -NO airbag or seatbelt tensioning. - Whole body slammed up against driver's door, INJURIES-spinal, left leg (required a leg brash to stabilize), head injury - Car executing dtc B1413 safty airbag alerts since day purchased (pages of them) had to constantly fight lane keeping steering me over lane markings shut off on steering wheel blue link…
The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while slowly driving into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly stopped and then suddenly jolted forward and crashed into a guard rail and steel fence in front of the local Post Office. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged, but no air bags deployed. No injuries were reported. A Police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.
The contact test drove a 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. The contact stated that while stopped, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond as expected. While releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle responded and moved. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22. The VIN was not available.