"How reliable is the 2017 Hyundai Veloster?"

"Based on 68 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Hyundai Veloster has a median complaint mileage of 35000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Hyundai Veloster?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Veloster is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 68 total complaints filed."

2017 Hyundai Veloster: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 68 complaints

Total Complaints

35,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,000 25th Percentile

35,000 Median Mileage

61,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE:BODY

AIR BAGS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS TRAVELING IN A SNOWSTORM ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND THE TACHOMETER WENT WAY UP. NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I PULLED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND GOT TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT THE WHEELS WOULDN'T TURN. I..."

"I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SAFETY-AFFECTING PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF IT'S ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, MOSTLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) WHILE THE ENGINE IS COLD OR COOL, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE ROAD..."

"ON TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 JUST AFTER 7P THE SUNROOF EXPLODED - WITHOUT WARNING - WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 JUST EAST OF HOUSTON. IT HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK BY AN OBJECT AND THE HIGHWAY SURFACE IS SMOOTH CONCRETE. GLASS SHOWERED DOWN ON MY AND FLEW OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAR - STRIKING ..."

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 26 complaints

25th: 61,925 mi Median: 79,185 mi 75th: 98,797 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9 complaints

Median: 1,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 7 complaints

25th: 37,000 mi Median: 48,261 mi 75th: 76,392 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 6 complaints

Median: 7,000 mi

AIR BAGS 6 complaints

Median: 20,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 10 CA: 6 WA: 5 UT: 4 OH: 4 FL: 4 ID: 3 SC: 3 MI: 3 KS: 3

Hyundai Veloster — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2012	407	50,000	ENGINE	22
2013	574	68,097	ENGINE	11
2014	111	70,900	ENGINE	0
2015	182	61,780	ENGINE	0
2016	292	32,000	ENGINE	23
2019	62	13,091	ENGINE	4
2020	29	25,000	ENGINE	0

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