2013 Hyundai Tucson problems
The 2013 Hyundai Tucson has 319 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (50%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (13%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 319 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 50% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 27
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 183 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 | 29 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 38 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 32 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 183 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 87,000 miles (112 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 27 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Hyundai Tucson with enough data (91 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 hyundai tucson. While operating the vehicle and attempting to make a shallow turn, the steering column was turned, but the vehicle did not respond. As a result, the vehicle drove over an embankment, collided with a tree, and caught fire. A police report was filed. The fire department was contacted and the flames were extinguished. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was then towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai tucson. While driving 25 MPH, the contact attempted to make a turn, but the wheels did not turn in the direction the vehicle was steered. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a tree and caught on fire. The air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. The local fire department extinguished the fire. The contact sustained injuries to the right foot, hand, spine, and neck that required medical attention.
I rear ended a car infront of me that had stopped abruptly, I was going about 30 MPH and the impact was so hard I slammed my chest on the steering wheel, it ended up doing 13,000 dollars of damage to the front end but not one airbag deployted.
I was driving home when the car felt funny and started to shake a little. I pulled off the road into a parking lot. I got out and saw that the side of my tire was blown out. My husband came and changed the tire. To our surprise it was not only blown out on the outside but on the inside also. It appeared to us that this tire was defective. We had only had the care a little over a year. We took it back to the dealer which informed us that since we didn't buy they're warranty plan for the tires they couldn't help us.
While on business trip in ri driving on highway 65MPH rpms went from @2500 to @7000 car stalled out no vehicle controls. Got car into neutral and very loud banging and knocking from engine. Got back to hotel (less than 1 mile). Toe service brought me to dealership who diagnosed as blown engine. Hyundai corporate contacted and was told engine recall for same yr/model:engine was VIN specific and my VIN not on recall.