Hyundai Genesis

509 complaints across 6 scored model years and 10 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Hyundai Genesis Full report

Grade 2010–2016

2015 vs model median 1.4×

Model median3× median

Electrical 25

Lights & Visibility 21

Tires & Wheels 18

Avoid

2015

Best

2010 · 2011

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 Hyundai Genesis
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.29×	33	A
2011	0.50×	40	B
2012	1.37×	123	C
2013	1.41×	104	C
2015	1.43×	147	D
2016	0.63×	49	C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	19
City / Highway	16 / 25
Engine	3.8L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-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
13V113000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH	2010, 2011	1,712,336
17V359000	PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT	2015, 2016	161,074
21V160000 Park it	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	2015, 2016	94,646
24V107000 Park it	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID	2015, 2016	90,907
13V489000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID	2010–2012	43,500
14V713000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH	2010, 2011	42,925
15V097000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2015	24,400
16V117000	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	2012	18,700

+ 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 2015 Genesis

Complaints in window: 147
Severity-weighted: 201
Model median (weighted): 141
vs model median: 1.43×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 10
Open investigations: 1

Score 46 D