Hyundai seats problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 604 complaints involve seats. The Palisade accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2026 Palisade with 49 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 604 about seats, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Palisade 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 294 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 15
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for seats
- 2026 Hyundai Palisade49 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Azera30 complaints
- 2008 Hyundai Azera24 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Sonata19 complaints
- 2020 Hyundai Sonata16 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 71 |
| 2008 | 43 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 24 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 | 62 |
Among the 294 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.