Which Genesis GV80 years should you avoid?

No Genesis GV80 model year in 2021–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021.

What is the best year for the Genesis GV80?

2021 is the best-scoring Genesis GV80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

How many recalls does the Genesis GV80 have?

9 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Genesis GV80 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

Which Genesis GV80 years to avoid

No Genesis GV80 model year in 2021–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2021, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Genesis GV80 Full report

Grade 2021–2021

2021 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Driver Assist 16

Fuel System 12

Engine 7

Weakest

2021

Best

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 GV80
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2021	1.00×	69	C
2022 P	0.96×	69	C
2023 P	0.56×	49	B
2024 P	0.36×	26	A
2025 P	0.44×	26	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

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

2021 C 69 reports · median 1,450 mi

Driver Assist 16

Genesis gv80 2.5 t standard option forward collision warning software problem. These vehicles are sold with this option but not showing on settings, therefore it is not usable. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Fuel System 12

Purchased brand new and within 1,000 miles the check engine light illuminated while driving. Took to dealer and they determined it was due to defective fuel injector system. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Engine 7

Under 30 days of purchase and under 1000 miles - check engine light kept coming on-a possible condition with your engine control system. Two trips to service department, part is on back order until june. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

10 crash · 5 injuries

The best year for the GV80

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

2021 is the best-scoring GV80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Best-scoring model years
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2021	1.00×	69	C

Recalls

9 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
26V229000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2021–2025	94,760
26V019000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2025	83,877
23V094000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	2021–2023	65,517
25V105000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2023, 2024	32,594
24V282000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2022, 2023	31,440
23V630000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2021, 2022	19,272
24V584000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2025	1,488
21V796000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	2021	978
21V208000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2021	147

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 2021 were reported at a median of 1,450 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Genesis GV80 years should you avoid?: No Genesis GV80 model year in 2021–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021.
What is the best year for the Genesis GV80?: 2021 is the best-scoring Genesis GV80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Genesis GV80 have?: 9 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Genesis GV80 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 2021 GV80

Complaints in window: 69
Severity-weighted: 109.5
Model median (weighted): 110
vs model median: 1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 0

Score 62.5 C