2014 Hyundai Veloster: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 85 complaints about the 2014 Hyundai Veloster and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 34 of them.

85
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
5
Fire reports
0
Injuries
35.3
Severity index

Severity index 35.3 - 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: 35.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Hyundai Veloster sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 139 2014 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2014 Hyundai Veloster ranks 112 of 139 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 19% of its model-year peers. See the full 2014 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 34 complaints (40.0%)34 40%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 22 complaints (25.9%)22 26%SteeringSteering: 14 complaints (16.5%)14 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 10 complaints (11.8%)10 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (8.2%)7 8%StructureStructure: 5 complaints (5.9%)5 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (3.5%)3 4%HydraulicHydraulic: 3 complaints (3.5%)3 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE3440.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2225.9%
STEERING1416.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1011.8%
SERVICE BRAKES78.2%
STRUCTURE55.9%
AIR BAGS33.5%
HYDRAULIC33.5%

Complaints filed per year

07142014: 12015: 22016: 32017: 22018: 42019: 142020: 112021: 102022: 82023: 82024: 122025: 82026: 2 (partial year)1415161718191420212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20141
20152
20163
20172
20184
201914
202011
202110
20228
20238
202412
20258
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V13200028/02/2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEMHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Veloster vehicles. High conductive liquid may leak into the Reverse Park Aid Sensor (RPAS), which can result in an electrical short circuit.
23V65100022/09/2023SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicl
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.