2016 Hyundai Tucson Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 1,626 owner complaints for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson.

Recalled components: brakes, electrical system, powertrain, latches, locks and linkages, and 1 more. Most-described problem: door lock or latch problems (367 complaints, 23%). Most-reported area: powertrain (518 complaints, 32%; median mileage when it happened: 7,500).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 12, 2026

Year to avoid

Includes the Tucson Fuel Cell.

5 safety recalls for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson

Do-not-drive and park-outside recalls first, then newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson.

What owners report

Owners have filed 1,626 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Tucson. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Door lock or latch problems367 · 23%
  Median 61,100 miles at failure, from 168 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration255 · 16%
  Median 8,300 miles at failure, from 179 reports with mileage
• Engine failure or replacement130 · 8%
  Median 89,500 miles at failure, from 32 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off129 · 8%
  Median 13,900 miles at failure, from 68 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode129 · 8%
  Median 16,800 miles at failure, from 64 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting118 · 7%
  Median 8,000 miles at failure, from 92 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration96 · 6%
  Median 16,300 miles at failure, from 54 reports with mileage
• Excessive oil consumption91 · 6%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Powertrain518 · 32%
  Most named: automatic transmission (3) · Median 7,500 miles at failure, from 381 reports with mileage
• Engine424 · 26%
  Median 56,000 miles at failure, from 168 reports with mileage
• Body structure227 · 14%
  Most named: body (221); body, door (5) · Median 59,500 miles at failure, from 117 reports with mileage
• Electrical system217 · 13%
  Median 53,900 miles at failure, from 104 reports with mileage
• Latches, locks and linkages158 · 10%
  Most named: doors, latch (127); doors, lock (9) · Median 64,000 miles at failure, from 58 reports with mileage
• Speed control112 · 7%
  Median 7,500 miles at failure, from 74 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system55 · 3%
  Median 9,600 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other264 · 16%
  Median 39,300 miles at failure, from 94 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Hyundai Tucson recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2016 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2016 Tucson drew the most (449).

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2016 Tucson MPG

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