FaultScore

Hyundai wheel problems

Owners have filed 771 complaints with NHTSA about the wheels on Hyundai vehicles — 1% of everything reported about the brand, across 33 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Hyundai Elantra, worst in 2013.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

771

Complaints

1%

Share of all Hyundai complaints

60

Crashes

9

Fires

Which Hyundai models have the most wheel problems

Elantra 215 27.9%

Worst in 2013

Sonata 187 24.3%

Worst in 2011

Santa FE 103 13.4%

Worst in 2013

Accent 44 5.7%

Worst in 2021

Tucson 36 4.7%

Worst in 2012

Genesis 28 3.6%

Worst in 2015

Worst Hyundai model years for wheel problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2013 Hyundai Elantra 76 4% 10,500 C
2011 Hyundai Sonata 33 1% 40,900 C
2012 Hyundai Sonata 27 1% 50,000 B
2011 Hyundai Elantra 18 3% 59,791 B
2012 Hyundai Elantra 17 2% 35,500 A
2015 Hyundai Sonata 15 1% 12,858 A
2004 Hyundai Sonata 14 5% 128,500 B
2013 Hyundai Santa FE 14 2% 24,000 F
2017 Hyundai Elantra 14 1% 21,650 B
2003 Hyundai Santa FE 13 3% 126,976 F
2012 Hyundai Veloster 12 3% 25,000 A
2013 Hyundai Sonata 12 0% 80,000 D
2015 Hyundai Genesis 12 3% 24,500 A
2002 Hyundai Sonata 11 3% 91,590 B
2003 Hyundai Sonata 11 4% 32,156 A
2006 Hyundai Sonata 10 1% 126,000 A
2007 Hyundai Santa FE 10 1% 95,000 A
2016 Hyundai Elantra 10 3% 15,252 A
2018 Hyundai Elantra 10 2% 6,272 A