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2023 Hyundai Tucson problems

The 2023 Hyundai Tucson has 225 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns forward collision avoidance. Next are electrical system (12%) and engine (10%).

At a glance

Complaints
225 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Forward collision avoidance 16% of complaints
Crashes and fires
29 and 2
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0
Typical mileage
19,000 miles 28 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, 2023 Hyundai Tucson Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 19,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 19,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 86% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 19,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2023 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Hyundai Tucson with enough data (225 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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 contact owned a 2023 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while his mother was driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard an abnormal sound emanating from an unknown location of the vehicle, after which the vehicle began to accelerate on its own. The driver attempted to stop the vehicle, but the brake pedal pulsated and failed to slow the vehicle, resulting in the driver briefly losing control of the vehicle and only coming to a complete stop after colliding with a utility pole.

Reported at 10,000 miles, May 2024 CrashInjury

I was driving straight when a vehicle coming from the opposite direction made a left turn without yielding, crossing into my lane. As a result, my vehicle collided with the other car at full speed. However, the airbag in my steering wheel did not deploy upon impact, as it should have. My injuries have been significantly more severe than they would have been had the airbag functioned properly. I reported this issue to the vehicle manufacturer, and they opened a case and conducted an inspection.

November 2024 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving from a stationary position, the vehicle switched to safe mode and suddenly decelerated, and would not accelerate above 20 - 27 MPH. During the failure, the message "Limited to 20 MPH" was displayed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,789.

Reported at 1,789 miles, December 2022

The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed while merging onto a highway, but the vehicle lost forward momentum. The contact stated that the message "Limited to 20 MPH" was displayed on the instrument cluster. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that the engine was not revving. The contact pulled off the highway and into a parking lot.

Reported at 26,500 miles, May 2025

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