2017 Hyundai Tucson: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 13 crashes and 26 fires across 1,076 filings.

1,076
Complaints
3
Recalls
13
Crash reports
26
Fire reports
14
Injuries
33.5
Severity index

Severity index 33.5 - Low. 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: 33.5p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Hyundai Tucson sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Hyundai Tucson ranks 106 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 22% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 588 complaints (54.6%)588 55%Power TrainPower Train: 288 complaints (26.8%)288 27%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 136 complaints (12.6%)136 13%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 87 complaints (8.1%)87 8%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 83 complaints (7.7%)83 8%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 75 complaints (7.0%)75 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 48 complaints (4.5%)48 4%StructureStructure: 42 complaints (3.9%)42 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE58854.6%
POWER TRAIN28826.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13612.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL878.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM837.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM757.0%
SERVICE BRAKES484.5%
STRUCTURE423.9%

Complaints filed per year

0901802016: 52017: 562018: 922019: 1002020: 442021: 1542022: 1512023: 1782024: 1242025: 1242026: 48 (partial year)1617181920212223178242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20165
201756
201892
2019100
202044
2021154
2022151
2023178
2024124
2025124
2026 (year to date)48
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V84200021/11/2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory tra
21V72700017/09/2021ENGINEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Tucson and Sonata Hybrid vehicles. The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can result in engine damage.
20V54300004/09/2020SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall population, and added certain 2016-2018 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) could corrode
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.