Hyundai Azera years to avoid

Every Hyundai Azera model year on file (2012-2017), ranked worst to best by severity index - the share of owner complaints that report a crash, fire, injury or fatality.

2013
Worst year on file
74.0
Severity index
Steering
Most-reported system
2014
Cleanest year on file

Ranked worst to best

#Model yearSeverityComplaintsMost-reported system
12013 Hyundai Azera74.0 Medium112Steering
22016 Hyundai Azera68.7 Medium15Air Bags
32017 Hyundai Azera58.0 Medium12Steering
42012 Hyundai Azera51.1 Medium74Steering
52014 Hyundai Azera49.0 Medium49Service Brakes
A high rank here means a larger share of this year's complaints described a crash, fire or injury - not that the vehicle is unsafe to drive, and not a reliability or repair-cost rating. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold.

Hyundai Azera complaints and recalls by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresSeverityMost-reported system
20127423051.1 MediumSTEERING
201311223674.0 MediumSTEERING
20144910249.0 MediumSERVICE BRAKES
20161511168.7 MediumAIR BAGS
20171211058.0 MediumSTEERING
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.