Genesis G80

133 complaints across 4 scored model years and 10 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Genesis G80 Full report

Grade 2017–2021

2017 vs model median 1.4×

Model median3× median

Brakes 6

Electrical 6

Tires & Wheels 5

Avoid

2017 · 2018

Best

2019 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Genesis G80
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	1.43×	38	D
2018	1.37×	42	D
2019	0.63×	13	C
2021	0.40×	11	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	23.5
City / Highway	20.5 / 28.5
Engine	3L, 5 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,250

Recalls

10 campaigns on record, 2 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
26V229000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2021	94,760
21V160000 Park it	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	2017–2019	94,646
24V107000 Park it	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID	2017–2019	90,907
23V094000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	2021	65,517
24V191000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER	2018, 2019	28,439
23V630000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2021	19,272
19V538000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	2018	8,059
18V496000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION	2018	3,305

+ 2 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 G80

Complaints in window: 38
Severity-weighted: 50
Model median (weighted): 35
vs model median: 1.43×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 1

Score 45.9 D