2020 Hyundai Veloster: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 23 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Veloster and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is engine, named in 8 of them.

23
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - 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: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Hyundai Veloster sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 8 complaints (34.8%)8 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (26.1%)6 26%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (8.7%)2 9%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (8.7%)2 9%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (8.7%)2 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (4.3%)1 4%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (4.3%)1 4%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 1 complaints (4.3%)1 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE834.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER626.1%
STRUCTURE28.7%
POWER TRAIN28.7%
STEERING28.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM14.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE14.3%
LANE DEPARTURE14.3%

Complaints filed per year

0492020: 22021: 92022: 32023: 12024: 32025: 52021922232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20202
20219
20223
20231
20243
20255
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

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.
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.