FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Equus

Owners have filed 139 complaints about the Hyundai Equus with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2016. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2011 Hyundai Equus

33 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2016 Hyundai Equus

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Equus 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
2016 B 12 0 0 42,100 Lights
2015 B 12 0 0 65,000 Electrical System
2014 C 54 0 0 56,222 Suspension
2013 C 16 1 0 12,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 12 1 0 41,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 F 33 5 1 34,500 Suspension

What breaks on a Hyundai Equus

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

Suspension 24 17.3%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 16 11.5%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 15 10.8%

Worst in 2014

Lights 10 7.2%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 9 6.5%

Worst in 2012

Seats 9 6.5%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 5.8%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 8 5.8%

Worst in 2014

Steering 7 5.0%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 7 5.0%

Worst in 2011

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.3%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 5 3.6%

Worst in 2011

Stability & Traction Control 5 3.6%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 4 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hyundai Equus, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2012 peak 7 Jul 2026

Compare the Hyundai Equus

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