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Hyundai Tucson · 2016

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V348000·2016-05-24

    Hyundai Recalls 2016 Tucson Vehicles Due to Hood Latch Defect

    Hyundai is recalling 81,000 model year 2016 Tucson vehicles because the secondary hood latch may fail to secure the hood, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI TUCSON
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V543000·2020-09-04

    Hyundai Tucson 2016-2021: Engine Compartment Fire from Brake Control Unit

    Hyundai is recalling 2016-2021 Tucson vehicles because the Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit could corrode and cause an electrical short, creating a risk of engine compartment fire.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI TUCSON
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V842000·2016-11-21

    Hyundai Recalls Tucson and Santa Fe for Trailer Hitch Wiring Defect

    Hyundai is recalling 2016-2017 Tucson and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles because a trailer hitch wiring malfunction may cause brake lights to stay on, confusing other drivers.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI TUCSON, SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20165/5

    2 trims tested for 2016; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
  • PE13007 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • PE09003 Preliminary Evaluation · electronic stability control

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2016 · powertrain 512 complaints, median 9,600 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · powertrain 285 complaints, median 12,800 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2016 · engine 236 complaints, median 80,000 mi
    Includes 9 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2016 · body 195 complaints, median 59,300 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2018 · engine 165 complaints, median 72,000 mi
    Includes 5 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

952 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.5/5 · 55 complaints
  • 2025: 3.1/5 · 278 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.5/5 · 94 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.6/5 · 131 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.3/5 · 380 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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