2017 Hyundai Tucson Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1,097 owner complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Tucson.

Recalled components: brakes, engine, and electrical system. Most-described problem: hesitation or slow acceleration (247 complaints, 23%). Most-reported area: engine (604 complaints, 55%; median mileage when it happened: 56,100).

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

Year to avoid

Includes the Tucson Fuel Cell.

3 safety recalls for the 2017 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 has opened 1 investigation that names the 2017 Hyundai Tucson; it is closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 1,097 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 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

• Hesitation or slow acceleration247 · 23%
  Median 9,500 miles at failure, from 142 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off188 · 17%
  Median 31,000 miles at failure, from 96 reports with mileage
• Engine failure or replacement183 · 17%
  Median 70,800 miles at failure, from 39 reports with mileage
• Check engine light159 · 14%
  Median 69,800 miles at failure, from 60 reports with mileage
• Excessive oil consumption157 · 14%
  Median 76,500 miles at failure, from 25 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode132 · 12%
  Median 31,500 miles at failure, from 46 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting78 · 7%
  Median 12,000 miles at failure, from 41 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration70 · 6%
  Median 62,800 miles at failure, from 24 reports with mileage

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

• Engine604 · 55%
  Median 56,100 miles at failure, from 184 reports with mileage
• Powertrain294 · 27%
  Most named: automatic transmission (4) · Median 8,000 miles at failure, from 176 reports with mileage
• Speed control88 · 8%
  Most named: accelerator pedal (3) · Median 11,500 miles at failure, from 50 reports with mileage
• Electrical system85 · 8%
  Median 29,600 miles at failure, from 26 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system77 · 7%
  Median 11,000 miles at failure, from 33 reports with mileage
• Brakes48 · 4%
  Median 38,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage
• Body structure42 · 4%
  Most named: body (41) · Median 49,100 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other139 · 13%
  Median 14,100 miles at failure, from 38 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 2017 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) and the 2017 drew 253.

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.

2017 Tucson MPG

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