2015 Hyundai Tucson problems
The 2015 Hyundai Tucson has 312 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (39%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (21%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 312 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 125 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 125 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 64,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Hyundai Tucson with enough data (99 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Hyundai recall. I am a 65 years old, I purchased this car on nov 2018 and as I was driving to work on the highway, the car caught on fire, the flames came through the floor panel and through the vents. My entire area where the gas & brake pedal are burned up, the radio area and console area is charred beyond recognition. By the time the fire department arrived, the entire car was in flames.
The idle component on the engine sputters. It's been sputtering since I bought the vehicle brand new off the lot. I mentioned it to the dealer. They said it was nothing, but the sputtering is getting worse and as the car sits idling while pressing the brakes or in parked out neutral it's sputters like it's going to cut off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 hyundai tucson. The contact stated while driving and attempting to accelerate, the rpm's revved up however, the vehicle failed to perform as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission was failing and needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 90,200.