Hyundai backover prevention problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 207 complaints involve backover prevention. The Santa FE accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2025 Tucson Hybrid with 13 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 207 about backover prevention, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Santa FE 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Santa FE | 40 | 19% |
| Tucson | 27 | 13% |
| Palisade | 26 | 13% |
| Sonata | 22 | 11% |
| Elantra | 21 | 10% |
| Tucson Hybrid | 19 | 9% |
| Ioniq 5 | 8 | 4% |
| Santa FE Hybrid | 8 | 4% |
| Venue | 5 | 2% |
| Ioniq 6 | 4 | 2% |
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid13 complaints
- 2022 Hyundai Tucson10 complaints
- 2021 Hyundai Santa FE8 complaints
- 2022 Hyundai Santa FE8 complaints
- 2022 Hyundai Elantra7 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Among the 41 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.