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Which Hyundai Veracruz years to avoid

Across 2 scored model years, the 2011 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Hyundai Veracruz Full report
D
Grade 2010–2011
2011 vs model median 1.4×
Model median3× median
Electrical 8
Body & Interior 5
Tires & Wheels 5
Avoid

2011

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.64× 15 C
2011
1.36× 33 D

What owners report

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

2010 C 15 reports · median 55,500 mi

  1. Lights & Visibility 4

    2010 hyundai veracruz. Consumer states problem with driver side rear window breaking. The consumer stated the vehicle was parked in the garage with the windows rolled up. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Speed Control 2

    My car lost acceleration and esc light turned on while driving at about 40 mile/hr. The car was pulled over and restarted. The esc light turned off and the acceleration went back to normal. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Driver Assist 2

    On 8/1/2013, while driving at 35-40 MPH, the car lost acceleration (engine was running but pressing gas pedal had no effect on engine RPMS, brakes and steering functioned correctly), and "esc" (not "esc off") dash light… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash

2011 D 33 reports · median 28,500 mi

  1. Electrical 8

    Since about 800 miles the TPMS light has been coming on and stays lit for a while and then shuts off,. On a recent trip, the light came on and off more than 10 times. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Body & Interior 5

    The contact owns a 2011 hyundai veracruz. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side doors would not open. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Tires & Wheels 5

    I purchase this vehicle in 2011, ever since the first month of ownership the TPMS light continuously goes on and off. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 crash · 2 injuries

The best year for the Veracruz

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

2010 is the best-scoring Veracruz model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 65.7 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2010 0.64× 15 C
2011 1.36× 33 D

Recalls

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

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
13V113000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 2010, 2011 1,712,336
23V651000 Park it SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2010, 2011 1,649,478
14V415000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 2010, 2011 61,122
20V705000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS 2010, 2011 60,097
11E041000 EQUIPMENT 2010, 2011 2,398

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 2011 were reported at a median of 28,500 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Hyundai Veracruz years should you avoid?
2011 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Hyundai Veracruz model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Hyundai Veracruz?
2010 is the best-scoring Hyundai Veracruz model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 65.7 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Hyundai Veracruz have?
5 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Hyundai Veracruz 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 2011 Veracruz
Complaints in window
33
Severity-weighted
51
Model median (weighted)
38
vs model median
1.36×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
1
Score 47.7 D