2025 Hyundai Tucson problems and complaints

Owners have filed 300 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The most-reported areas: Forward Collision Avoidance (152), Electrical System (70), Unknown Or Other (62).

Key takeaways

  • 300 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 35 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 21 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Forward Collision Avoidance15251%
Electrical System7023%
Unknown Or Other6221%
Service Brakes4114%
Exterior Lighting196%
Power Train155%
Vehicle Speed Control145%
Lane Departure124%
Engine124%
Steering62%
Air Bags62%
Back Over Prevention62%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

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NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2025 Hyundai Tucson SUV AWD5/55/55/54/5
2025 Hyundai Tucson SUV FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-11-04

There is a control knob on the left side of the steering wheel that is used to navigate the instrument cluster menu, and buttons on the right side of the steering wheel that control the volume. Occasionally, when I move the left-side control knob upward to navigate the instrument cluster menu, the volume unexpectedly ...

Electrical System,service Brakes,fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2026-11-03

We were driving 10-15 mph on a local road approaching a red light. The brakes stopped working so we couldn't stop at the red. When we pressed the brakes more, we had unintended acceleration and had to go on the sidewalk to avoid cars. Then had to swerve and zigzag to avoid cars coming out of an intersection and oncom...

Steering,air Bags,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2026-11-02

On Thursday night, XXX, my [XXX] son was operating the vehicle under normal highway driving conditions in [XXX]. He was driving in the left-hand passing lane with adaptive cruise control (ACC) and lane following assist (LFA) system activated. Without warning or driver input, the vehicle's adaptive ACC with LFA system m...

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More for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.