MODELYEARINDEX

Which Genesis G80 years to avoid

Across 4 scored model years, the 2017 and 2018 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Genesis G80 Full report
D
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.

Year Complaint volume 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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2017 D 38 reports · median 16,200 mi

  1. Brakes 6

    The contact owns a 2017 hyundai genesis g80. While driving 55 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a front end collision with another vehicle. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 6

    The car randomly does not turn on when I press the start button. Nothing happens. It's not the key fob either because absolutely nothing works in the car at that point. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Tires & Wheels 5

    The owner has had two blowouts in about 6 weeks. He got the vehicle in december 2017. This is january 25, 2018 the car came with continental procontact 19" 245-45r/19" the load is 98w. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash · 3 injuries

2018 D 42 reports · median 9,010 mi

  1. Tires & Wheels 13

    My car was parked in a parking lot when I discovered the right front continental procontact tx OEM tire had a 21/2" gash in the sidewall. I thought this strange, but I had the tire replaced. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 6

    I was pulling into the driveway and put on the brake, and the brakes did not respond. The car crashed thru the garage door. I put the car in reverse, but it didn't respond. It took about 5 seconds for it to engage. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Steering 4

    1)autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection - looks like it is working in 20-30% of cases, never working with pedestrians. Service declared everything fine, but reject demonstrate this. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 crash

The best year for the G80

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring G80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 0.40× 11 B
2019 0.63× 13 C
2018 1.37× 42 D

Recalls

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

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
21V208000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2021 147
18V305000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 2018 37

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2017 were reported at a median of 16,200 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Genesis G80 years should you avoid?
2017, 2018 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Genesis G80 model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Genesis G80?
2021 is the best-scoring Genesis G80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Genesis G80 have?
10 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Genesis G80 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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