FaultScore

Worst years for a Genesis G80

Owners have filed 303 complaints about the Genesis G80 with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2018 Genesis G80

117 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2021 Genesis G80

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Genesis G80 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 C 15 6 1 Brakes
2025 4 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 1 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 C 10 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2022 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2021 A 13 0 0 Brakes
2020 A 12 1 0 Other & Unspecified
2019 D 36 3 0 4,000 Electrical System
2018 F 117 13 0 15,000 Electrical System
2017 F 86 5 0 23,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Genesis G80

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 39 12.9%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 29 9.6%

Worst in 2018

Steering 22 7.3%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 5.9%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 5.6%

Worst in 2017

Wheels 15 5.0%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 12 4.0%

Worst in 2018

Tires 11 3.6%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 8 2.6%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 2.6%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.0%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 6 2.0%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Genesis G80, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2017 peak 15 Aug 2026

Compare the Genesis G80

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.