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Which Hyundai Azera years to avoid

No Hyundai Azera model year in 2011–2017 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2013 and 2011, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Hyundai Azera Full report
C
Grade 2011–2017
2013 vs model median 1.1×
Model median3× median
Body & Interior 5
Engine 4
Fuel System 4
Weakest

2011 · 2013

Best

2014 · 2017

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
2011
1.27× 17 C
2012
1.00× 12 C
2013
1.05× 29 C
2014
0.62× 17 B
2017
0.69× 13 B

What owners report

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

2011 C 17 reports · median 33,000 mi

  1. Drivetrain 6

    The contact owns a 2011 hyundai azera. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the transmission range switch needed to be replaced. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 3

    Brakes did not work while I was trying to slow down. After got an accident I checked my car in tow yield they said there is a problem with a front tire and they also said it is 99% manufacturer fault. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 2

    On friday I cranked up vehicle leaving work . Put in driven vehicel made sound as if transmission jerking. Continued to drive and vehicle acted fine. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 crash

2013 C 29 reports · median 13,700 mi

  1. Body & Interior 5

    Bought my hyundai in for problems with my car and was told all my complaints were the way the car was built and nothing could be done about it... owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 4

    I purchased a new 2013 hyundai azera. My wife and I was given a class on our new vehicle. The day of our purchase my wife and I noticed the back bumper was every dirty, we thought. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Fuel System 4

    There is heavy black carbon buildup on the tailpipes and rear of my azera. The hyundai dealer said it is normal due to the type of catalytic converter they use. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

The best year for the Azera

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

2017 is the best-scoring Azera model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.2 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2014 at 0.62× this model’s median, against 0.69× for 2017.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2017 0.69× 13 B
2014 0.62× 17 B
2012 1.00× 12 C

Recalls

6 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
13V113000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 2011 1,712,336
23V651000 Park it SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2012–2014 1,649,478
13V354000 SUSPENSION:REAR 2011 364,502
21V619000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH 2017 348,158
18V026000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 2011 87,854
13V264000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 2012, 2013 5,200

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 2013 were reported at a median of 13,700 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Hyundai Azera years should you avoid?
No Hyundai Azera model year in 2011–2017 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2013 and 2011.
What is the best year for the Hyundai Azera?
2017 is the best-scoring Hyundai Azera model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.2 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Hyundai Azera have?
6 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Hyundai Azera 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 2013 Azera
Complaints in window
29
Severity-weighted
29
Model median (weighted)
27
vs model median
1.05×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
4
Open investigations
1
Score 60.3 C