2016 Hyundai Genesis: Reliability Data

129
Total Complaints
40,100mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,075 25th Percentile
40,100 Median Mileage
60,253 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
27
ENGINE
26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
11
POWER TRAIN
9
STEERING
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
6
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASEDA2016 HYUNDIA GENESIS ON DEC. 17, 2015. I ENROLLED IN THEIR BLINK SERVICE THAT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENROLL IN THEIR REMOTE CAR STARTING SERVICE THAT IS AN ADDED SERVICE TO THEIR BLINK CONNECT SERVICE. WE WERE UNABLE TO ADD THE REMOTE PACKAGE DUE TO AN INTERNET SERVER PROBLEM. WE WERE A..."
"I PURCHASEDA2016 HYUNDIA GENESIS ON DEC. 17, 2015. I ENROLLED IN THEIR BLINK SERVICE THAT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENROLL IN THEIR REMOTE CAR STARTING SERVICE THAT IS AN ADDED SERVICE TO THEIR BLINK CONNECT SERVICE. WE WERE UNABLE TO ADD THE REMOTE PACKAGE DUE TO AN INTERNET SERVER PROBLEM. WE WERE A..."
"SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT FREEWAY SPEED. DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED LATE AT NIGHT WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I ACCELERATED AND CHANGED LANES TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHANGING LANES TO THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO MY LANE, THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING T..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27 complaints
25th: 11,650 mi Median: 45,300 mi 75th: 70,620 mi
ENGINE 26 complaints
25th: 4,260 mi Median: 16,500 mi 75th: 26,300 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 complaints
25th: 10,890 mi Median: 18,400 mi 75th: 25,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 11 complaints
25th: 18,050 mi Median: 46,600 mi 75th: 57,750 mi
POWER TRAIN 9 complaints
25th: 6,125 mi Median: 28,150 mi 75th: 52,563 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 21 CA: 15 GA: 14 TX: 12 NC: 9 VA: 9 IL: 6 NY: 5 MO: 5 AZ: 4

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%
Original Owners
99.2%
Second+ Owners

Hyundai Genesis — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200930823
20101155
201115815
201236212
201318824
2014316
201540514

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