"How reliable is the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?"

"Based on 202 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Hyundai Tucson has a median complaint mileage of 66000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Tucson is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 202 total complaints filed."

2006 Hyundai Tucson: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 202 complaints

202

Total Complaints

66,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

28,474 25th Percentile

66,000 Median Mileage

117,702 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Electrical System

Engine

Suspension

Unknown Or Other

Steering

Vehicle Speed Control

Body

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Service Brakes

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS FROM THE CEILING OF THE 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON ARE DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN. MY 7 YEAR OLD SON RELEASED BOTH ATTACHMENTS AT THE BUCKLE AREA AND IT RETRACTED AND ON ITS WAY UP HIT MY 5 YR OLD NIECE IN BELOW THE EYE SHE HAD A VERY BIG BLACK EYE FROM THIS INCIDENT I HAVE PICTURES ..."

"MY 2006 TUSCON (6 MONTHS OLD) WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND REAR SEATS BY A 2002 CADILLAC. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD AND TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 35-40 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY TUSCON FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES. OF 6 AIRBA..."

"FAILURE OF 'NEW' 2006 TUCSON GLS V6 2.7L DOHC 24 VALVE ENGINE TO MEET 20-26 MPG. I GET ONLY 8-12 MPG, DRIVING CONSERVATIVELY. I CONTACTED LAMAR HYUNDAI WERE I PURCHASED IT UNDER STRESS & DURESS OF MY MOTHER'S DYING, ON 12-30-06. THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE MFG, AS THEY SELL THE CARS & HAVE NO SOLUTION...."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 30 complaints

25th: 28,000 mi Median: 32,643 mi 75th: 96,500 mi

Electrical System 16 complaints

25th: 54,125 mi Median: 75,826 mi 75th: 95,467 mi

Engine 12 complaints

25th: 85,878 mi Median: 130,000 mi 75th: 174,500 mi

Suspension 11 complaints

25th: 48,774 mi Median: 97,000 mi 75th: 111,351 mi

Unknown Or Other 11 complaints

25th: 81,000 mi Median: 133,500 mi 75th: 142,275 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 20 FL: 19 NY: 19 CA: 18 MA: 13 NC: 10 IL: 10 PA: 7 GA: 6 AZ: 6

Who Files Complaints?

13.4%

Original Owners

86.6%

Second+ Owners

Hyundai Tucson — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2005	273	60,000	Electrical System	16
2007	85	94,000	Air Bags	10
2008	66	39,000	Vehicle Speed Control	7
2009	24	29,000	Air Bags	4
2010	78	47,000	Power Train	4
2011	173	66,000	Engine	7
2012	313	84,000	Engine	18
2013	313	77,936	Engine	20
2014	237	77,500	Engine	4
2015	303	63,000	Engine	14
2016	2127	28,000	Power Train	23
2017	1416	23,000	Engine	23
2018	503	30,000	Engine	22
2019	495	15,400	Engine	19
2020	214	11,000	Engine	5
2021	91	8,500	Engine	3
2022	522	28,000	Fuel/Propulsion System	40
2023	183	14,000	Unknown Or Other	27
2024	111	18,000	Unknown Or Other	17
2025	305	3,940	Automatic Emergency Braking	32

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28