2016 Hyundai Veloster: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 292 complaints
292
Total Complaints
32,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,000 25th Percentile
32,000 Median Mileage
82,625 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
128
POWER TRAIN
40
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
31
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
AIR BAGS
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
SERVICE BRAKES
8
STRUCTURE:BODY
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
5
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS BRAND NEW CAR BREAKS DOWN ON MY TEENAGER. IT HAS DONE SO ON ME AS WELL. HAD IT INTO THE DEALER AND AUTO SHOPS AND THEY CNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS CAR LEA VES MY KID STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. NOT SAFE. GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND STALLS."
"MY 2016 HYUNDAI VELOSTER WILL UNLOCK RANDOMLY WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. IT MORE COMMONLY UNLOCKS AT 45MPH OR HIGHER. EVEN AFTER IT UNLOCKS IT CONTINUES TO TRY AND UNLOCK SO I AM CONSTANTLY HEARING THE CLICK IT MAKES WHEN IT UNLOCKS"
"CLAIM MY CAR HYUNDAI..."WORLDWIDE " LOUISIANA .. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR"

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

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