2016 Hyundai Veloster problems
Owners have filed 304 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Hyundai Veloster. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 47% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (14%) and fuel system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 304 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 145 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 | 46 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 145 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 32,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (61 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Veloster with enough data (182 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.
Driving at slow speeds and foot off of gas, engine screams but the car does not move even though it is in drive. Slowly going up a hill in drive echo, engine dies as I press down on gas pedal.
[xxx] was in a car crash and his air bags did not deploy. The crash report number is [xxx], completed by the florida highway patrol.
Takata airbag in steering wheel didn't work. Suffered brain injury. Vehicle was in motion going over 50 MPH on jacksonville florida I95, hit median head on.
Accelerating by itself, lunging in stop/go traffic.motor revs into passing gear all the way to 6500 RPM .but stays in the current speed, and sometimes will hold at certain RPM even if not on gas , very laggy in rev I feel I'm driving older car with messed up transmission
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the catalytic converter was replaced. On another occasion while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road and shifted into neutral and was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted.