2019 Hyundai Veloster: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Veloster are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 23 of the 41 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

41
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
78.0
Severity index

Severity index 78.0 - 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: 78.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Hyundai Veloster sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Hyundai Veloster ranks 32 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 74% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 18 complaints (43.9%)18 44%StructureStructure: 8 complaints (19.5%)8 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (17.1%)7 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (14.6%)6 15%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 3 complaints (7.3%)3 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (7.3%)3 7%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (7.3%)3 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (4.9%)2 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1843.9%
STRUCTURE819.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER717.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM614.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING37.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL37.3%
STEERING37.3%
SERVICE BRAKES24.9%

Complaints filed per year

0492019: 62020: 52021: 42022: 22023: 92024: 82025: 62026: 1 (partial year)19202122239242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20196
20205
20214
20222
20239
20248
20256
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.1x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V30100028/04/2021ENGINEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.
19V31100017/04/2019LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Veloster vehicles. In certain side impact crashes, the driver's door latch housing and locking cable can become damaged, allowing the driver's side door to open.
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.