"How reliable is the 2013 Hyundai Tucson?"

"Based on 313 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Hyundai Tucson has a median complaint mileage of 77936 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Hyundai Tucson?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Hyundai Tucson is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 313 total complaints filed."

2013 Hyundai Tucson: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 313 complaints

313

Total Complaints

77,936mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,000 25th Percentile

77,936 Median Mileage

106,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

153

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Power Train

Air Bags

Service Brakes

Steering

Body

Tires

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED BRIEFLY ON WINDSHIELD DURING RAIN WHILE DRIVING. FOLLOWING DAY WHILE PARKED PREPARING TO DEPART WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, WIPERS MOVED UP ABOUT SIX INCHES AND STOPPED ON THE WINDSHIELD. NO RESPONSE AT WIPERS FROM CONTROLS DURING HI-LO, INTERMITTENT OR WASH SETTINGS. UNABLE TO..."

"MY HYUNDAI TUCSON 2013, HAS DUAL SUNROOFS. THE REAR ONE EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND SERIOUSLY INJURE MYSELF. *TR"

"CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT 8 TIME FOR PULLING TO RIGHT 1ST THEY SAID IT WAS BAD TIRES SWITCHED OUT BUT STILL CONTINUED TO PULL WENT IT SHOP AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE TIRES SO SWITCHED OUT AGAIN TOOK ANOTHER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE CROWNING IN ROAD I DROVE OTHER TUCSON'S AND THEY DID NOT PULL THEN TH..."

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.

Engine 153 complaints

25th: 70,000 mi Median: 86,992 mi 75th: 107,500 mi

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 31 complaints

25th: 121,738 mi Median: 144,500 mi 75th: 150,500 mi

Unknown Or Other 22 complaints

25th: 65,222 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 119,500 mi

Electrical System 21 complaints

25th: 18,750 mi Median: 39,712 mi 75th: 121,738 mi

Power Train 16 complaints

25th: 30,000 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 100,200 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 32 FL: 32 CA: 29 NY: 23 GA: 18 NJ: 16 PA: 16 IL: 15 AZ: 11 CO: 9

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

99%

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
2006	202	66,000	Air Bags	21
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
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