2020 Hyundai Palisade: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 518 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Palisade and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 121 of them.

518
Complaints
5
Recalls
13
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
16
Injuries
41.7
Severity index

Severity index 41.7 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 41.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Hyundai Palisade sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 103 2020 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade ranks 66 of 103 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 36% of its model-year peers. See the full 2020 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 121 complaints (23.4%)121 23%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 114 complaints (22.0%)114 22%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 82 complaints (15.8%)82 16%SuspensionSuspension: 60 complaints (11.6%)60 12%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 50 complaints (9.7%)50 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 42 complaints (8.1%)42 8%Power TrainPower Train: 38 complaints (7.3%)38 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 25 complaints (4.8%)25 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE12123.4%
VISIBILITY/WIPER11422.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8215.8%
SUSPENSION6011.6%
SEAT BELTS509.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM428.1%
POWER TRAIN387.3%
AIR BAGS254.8%

Complaints filed per year

0601202019: 142020: 1022021: 542022: 432023: 562024: 502025: 1192026: 80 (partial year)1920212223242511926
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201914
2020102
202154
202243
202356
202450
2025119
2026 (year to date)80
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V80200007/11/2019AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Palisade vehicles. The mounting bolts used to secure the side curtain air bags may damage the side curtain air bags during deployment.
22V62700015/08/2022VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTORHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Palisade vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may become inoperative, causing the wipers to fail.
22V63300018/08/2022TRAILER HITCHESHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling 2020-2022 Palisade vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Debris and moisture accumulation on the tow hitch harness module pri
25V60700012/09/2025SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch.
26V03400023/01/2026AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAINHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The side curtain air bags for third-row occupants may deploy improperly in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numb
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.