45 of the 1,768 complaints filed about the Hyundai Veloster are about the airbag system — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2012.
45
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
15
Crashes
0
Fires
AIR BAGS
My driver airbags have been deactivated for quite some time. My radio touchscreen doesn't work, and the electrical issue has drifted all the way into my steering wheel where I can't control any type of cruise control properly.
NHTSA complaint #11740430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
On January 15, 2026, at approximately 7:51 a.m., my son was involved in a motor vehicle collision that disabled three vehicles. His vehicle sustained significant damage and was declared a total loss. During the collision, the driver-side airbag did not deploy, and the seat belt failed to engage. As a result of the restraint system failures, my son sustained head trauma and required medical evaluation. There were no prior warnings or indicator lights suggesting a malfunction of the airbag or seat belt systems prior to the crash. The failure of these safety systems raises concern about a potential defect that could pose a risk to other drivers. This complaint is submitted to document the incident and to request that it be reviewed for potential investigation or recall action in the interest of public safety.
NHTSA complaint #11712926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
Greetings, I went in for an oil change and was notified that my car airbags did not work and/or have not worked for an indeterminant time. The dealership ordered a part which still has not arrived. It’s been nearly 3 weeks, and I am unable to collect my car unless I pay $2,000. I’ve been paying out of pocket for a rental during that time, and as a college student have missed some classes. Currently, my car is still at the dealership unable to be driven safely. They say the seat sensor went bad and disabled my entire airbag system. There’s no telling how long my family and I have been at great risk of injury or death driving this car. I’m afraid to pay or pickup the vehicle as I’m unsure if it’s safe. I have been denied warranty coverage from corporate Hyundai and from the dealership. Im not sure how to proceed.
NHTSA complaint #11693489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I bought the vehicle 14 days ago and everything was going well until black smoke started to come out of the exhaust and it started to smell burnt. I brought a mechanic to my house and he told me that the engine had already died
NHTSA complaint #11676864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle started to shake. The contact stated that after shifting into gear the vehicle became difficult to drive. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the vehicle was diagnosed with a passenger’s air bag fault. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000.
NHTSA complaint #11648164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while the vehicle was started and in park(P), there was smoke coming from the engine compartment with a burning odor. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 103,000.
NHTSA complaint #11577347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
Hyundai recall [XXX], since there is no remedy available, how will Hyundai compensate me? I purchased my 2014 Veloster Turbo Jan 20[15 for $23,500, dealer tells me its safe to drive, however recall tells me not to park it in my garage as it can cause a fire. If it can start a fire when it is parked, what can it do when I am driving it? [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11575753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
Oil pressure light began coming on around 7/1/2022. By 7/5/2022 car would accelerate past 40mph unless put into manual drive. Dealership pulled camshaft codes but said they couldn't find the code in manual for car. Now estimated $800 for repairs with airbag light also on
NHTSA complaint #11483139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
When I first bought my car it seemed to have some sort of transmission problem because it's a dual clutch I was told they do have problems sometimes when I'm trying to pick up speed it seems like it won't switch gears so it won't pick up speed which is extremely dangerous especially when I'm on the beltway or highway and I've already had Hyundai replace the first transmission because it was faulty now my second transmission is already acting up and it's only been 2 years
NHTSA complaint #11477988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The vacuum pump had an internal mechanical failure, resulting in complete failure of the airbag control module, electronic stability control system, power steering, ABS, and speedometer. These were all shown as warning lights on the dashboard, starting with the ESC, then sporadic airbag light, sporadic steering light, etc.. In the event of a crash, the airbags would not have deployed. In the event of low-traction conditions, the car would not have been able to maintain control and I could have crashed. In the event of turning across traffic, my steering could have failed and I could have crashed. Due to the speedometer malfunction, I could have been going too fast and put myself and others at risk for high-speed collision. This problem has been confirmed and repaired by a Hyundai Dealership. The repairs would have been covered under warranty, but the vehicle is no longer under warranty. The dealership specified that there was nothing I could have done to prevent this failure. Occurred at 78,000 miles on March 18, 2022.
NHTSA complaint #11461281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
So there are a few issues that need to fixed with this that just randomly stopped working. First the driver side door will not unlock and sometimes it locks with my key fob. Second, My air bag Symbol has also popped up and will not go away. My horn will not honk and the right side on the steering wheel buttons suddenly stopped working. And now my passenger side back door will not open from the inside and out. These are things that shouldn’t be happening to the car, it’s not even 10 years old since I’ve had the car. Please fix these issues which at the dealership charge an arm and a leg to fix these issues. We need recalls for these issue to get fixed that Hyundai couldn’t do when they released these car types.
NHTSA complaint #11446434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
Vehicle in service and has none functioning air bag. Not covered under warranty nor the extended warranty that I purchased This is a safety and risk issue for myself and others that would drive the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11446445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE
Clockspring not working. Causing issues with electrical and airbag/ horn not working. Multiple complaints. Hatchback lift support not working and locking system not working.
NHTSA complaint #11438165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The Airbag warning light came on soon after I bought the car and I took it to the dealership. They said it was sensor under passenger seat and repaired. A week later, did it again. Said it was probably another bad sensor under seat. It intermittently goes off and on now every few months. I have no idea if the airbag would work if I were in an accident. I haven’t continued to keep taking it back for more new sensors anymore. (I don’t believe every single new sensor they put in has gone bad.) So I’m at a loss what to do.
NHTSA complaint #11434536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated after getting an oil change, two days later the air bag warning light was illuminated on the control panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the air bag needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,698.
NHTSA complaint #11422030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNS LIGHT CAME ON
NHTSA complaint #11404240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IT DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING A CURB WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN 2 ND IMPACT TO DEPLOY IT SHOULD HAVE COME OUT THEN, THE BAR IN THE HEAD REST CAME OUT WHICH CUT MY HEAD AND I RECEIVED STAPLES IN MY HEAD. WHAT THE OTHER METAL THINGS THAT FLEW OUT OF THE STEERING I DON'T KNOW BUT THEY CUT AND BURNED MY ARM VERY BAD. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT ON A TWO LANE STREET. WHEN THE CAR BACKED INTO TO THE INTERSECTION IT DID NOT COME FROM MY RIGHT OR MY LEFT. I WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHEN THIS CAR APPEARED BACKING UP. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND HIT IT IN THE REAR OF THEIR CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11374217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR IN CUSHION ON PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. VEHICLE IS EITHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. LIGHT COMES ON FOR A WEEK AND THEN GOES AWAY FOR MONTHS AND COMES BACK AGAIN. MILEAGE SINCE I NOTICE IT WAS 48000. HYUNDAI SAID THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS MAKES NO SENSE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SEATS IN MY CAR HAVE NEVER BEEN TOUCHED OR REPLACED THEY HAVE THE SAME SEATS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. SO THIS FAULTY SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE COMPANY. NOTICED IN THE COMPLAINTS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUES SEEMS LIKE IT.
NHTSA complaint #11344174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON HAD CHECKED SHOW CODE FOR DRIVER SIDE CLOCK SPRING BAD. NOTICED HYUNDAI IS REPLACING THEM ON 2011- 2014 ELANTRAS, SONATAS, AND SONATAS HYBRID TO 15 YEARS AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL DELIVERY OR DATE OF FIRST USE AS LISTED ON INTERNET. WHAT MAKES MY 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER ANY DIFFERENT I SAME ISSUE AS VEHICLES LISTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED! WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #11338384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS. AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH, OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND IS UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT. I PROCEEDED TO GO GET DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION IS THE SAME AS OTHER VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE NOTICE FIRST APPEARED.
NHTSA complaint #11317295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.