Owners filed 2,302 complaints about the 2015–2025 Hyundai Palisade with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 46th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2020 model year drew the most (534), and the single most-reported problem area is brakes, named in 18% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2020, with 534 complaints, led by engine (130).
- Earliest-failing area: automatic emergency braking / collision warning complaints came at a median of 2k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 14 complaints mention a fire and 56 mention a crash; owners reported 59 injuries and 1 deaths.
Hyundai Palisade complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 534 | Engine (130), Wipers / visibility (114), Suspension (60) | 5k mi | 13 | 7 |
| 2021 | 434 | Seat belts (108), Engine (56), Electrical system (55) | 4k mi | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 306 | Seat belts (71), Engine (46), Wipers / visibility (34) | 28k mi | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 398 | Brakes (79), Seat belts (74), Wipers / visibility (53) | 18k mi | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 385 | Brakes (214), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (53), Seat belts (48) | 9k mi | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 245 | Brakes (91), Seat belts (57), Air bags (31) | 8k mi | 8 | 1 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Hyundai Palisade problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 417 | 18% | 11k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Seat belts | 409 | 18% | 35k mi | — |
| Engine | 295 | 13% | 48k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Wipers / visibility | 268 | 12% | 4k mi | Wiper replacement cost |
| Electrical system | 191 | 8% | 28k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Suspension | 169 | 7% | 5k mi | Shock / strut replacement cost |
| Automatic emergency braking / collision warning | 153 | 7% | 2k mi | — |
| Transmission / powertrain | 139 | 6% | 15k mi | Transmission repair cost |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Hyundai models in the index
- Hyundai Tucson (4,848)
- Hyundai Sonata (3,717)
- Hyundai Santa Fe (2,823)
- Hyundai Elantra (2,503)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.