Hyundai forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,630 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The Tucson accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2025 Tucson with 189 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,630 about forward collision avoidance, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Tucson 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 124 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 209 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson | 394 | 24% |
| Santa FE | 204 | 13% |
| Palisade | 194 | 12% |
| Elantra | 169 | 10% |
| Tucson Hybrid | 132 | 8% |
| Sonata | 112 | 7% |
| Ioniq 5 | 95 | 6% |
| Kona | 73 | 5% |
| Santa FE Hybrid | 50 | 3% |
| Santa Cruz | 33 | 2% |
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2025 Hyundai Tucson189 complaints
- 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid88 complaints
- 2024 Hyundai Palisade58 complaints
- 2021 Hyundai Elantra53 complaints
- 2022 Hyundai Tucson49 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 28 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2020 | 102 |
| 2021 | 138 |
| 2022 | 218 |
| 2023 | 251 |
| 2024 | 192 |
| 2025 | 407 |
| 2026 | 98 |
Among the 124 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 7,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.