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2025 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and problems

7 recalls and 426 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is forward collision avoidance.

7recalls
426complaints
37crashes reported
2fires reported
24injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Forward Collision Avoidance216 · 51%
  • Electrical System117 · 27%
  • Unknown Or Other83 · 19%
  • Service Brakes47 · 11%
  • Vehicle Speed Control38 · 9%
  • Lane Departure33 · 8%
  • Engine19 · 4%
  • Power Train19 · 4%
  • Exterior Lighting18 · 4%
  • Back Over Prevention12 · 3%

What owners report

Electrical System

I was driving home tonight after dark. the car has been running just fine and all the sudden all the electrical on the car shut off, even the headlights and then everything turned back on.

Visibility/Wiper

I heard a loud bang from overhead when driving on the road in august 2026. there was no visible impact from road debris or any other object. upon stopping and inspecting the vehicle, i found multiple stress cracks throughout the panoramic glass roof panel (part number 81620-n9000). the cracks radiate across the panel with no identifiable impact point, chip, or starburst. safety risk: the panel is cracked overhead of

Vehicle Speed Control

While driving on the highway, the vehicle experienced sudden and complete loss of acceleration. when attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the engine failed to respond causing the vehicle to continuously decelerate in active, high-speed traffic. this has occurred on multiple occasions, creating a severe crash hazard as trailing vehicles are forced to react or brake suddenly to avoid a rear-end collision.

Tires

All four factory-installed nexen tires on my brand-new 2025 hyundai tucson are experiencing severe, premature dry-rotting, weather cracking, and deep splitting along both the sidewalls and within the tread grooves at just 16,000 miles. the dot code is 2224, meaning the rubber is barely two years old. the vehicle's safety is severely compromised because widespread, deep dry rot on relatively new rubber creates an imme

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2025 Hyundai Tucson SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2025 Hyundai Tucson SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering TUCSON HYBRID, TUCSON, TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.