2020 Hyundai Tucson problems and recalls

Owners have filed 179 complaints on the 2020 Hyundai Tucson, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Engine (73 complaints).

179
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
5
Injuries
47.7
Severity index

Severity index 47.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 47.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 69 of 104 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 34% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 73 complaints (40.8%)73 41%Service BrakesService Brakes: 44 complaints (24.6%)44 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 28 complaints (15.6%)28 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 19 complaints (10.6%)19 11%HydraulicHydraulic: 17 complaints (9.5%)17 9%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 13 complaints (7.3%)13 7%Power TrainPower Train: 9 complaints (5.0%)9 5%Air BagsAir Bags: 7 complaints (3.9%)7 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE7340.8%
SERVICE BRAKES4424.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2815.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1910.6%
HYDRAULIC179.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE137.3%
POWER TRAIN95.0%
AIR BAGS73.9%

Complaints filed per year

020402020: 192021: 342022: 202023: 102024: 242025: 402026: 32 (partial year)2021222324254026
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202019
202134
202220
202310
202424
202540
2026 (year to date)32
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (74 against 73).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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

Other Hyundai Tucson model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-23. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.