Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Hyundai Tucson has 1 recall, 374 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
374
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 16, 2026
20V543000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall po...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Hyundai Tucson SUV FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Approximately one month ago I had a high pressure fuel pump installed in my 2018 Hyundai Tucson. Whi... |
| Mar 30, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission system failed. The vehicle had previously been serviced at a Hyundai dealership for... |
| Mar 29, 2026 | ENGINE | The oil consumption issue has begun. At about 75k miles, my 2018 Hyundai Tucson 1.6L Turbo is burnin... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The 2.0L engine catastrophically failed during normal highway driving, consistent with a thrown conn... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | ENGINE | I bought this car 6 months ago. I did not know it had a recall on the engine. The engine just died a... |
| Mar 4, 2026 | ENGINE | This complaint involves a catastrophic engine failure in a 2018 Hyundai Tucson that appears to be pa... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | My specific Tucson is equipped with 1.6L Turbo and a 7 speed Dual-Clutch Transmission. I see there a... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | ENGINE | I have experienced two near-fatal incidents involving a sudden, uncommanded loss of motive power whi... |
| Feb 11, 2026 | ENGINE | I am writing this letter to formally document a series of catastrophic safety failures and gross neg... |
| Feb 5, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Hyundai Tucson has been jerking and shaking for over over 4 years now and either when taking to the ... |
| Jan 22, 2026 | WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The situation I’m about to explain has happened twice—once in December 2025 and again on January 22,... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | ENGINE | My 2018 Hyundai Tucson experienced sudden catastrophic engine failure when a connecting rod threw wh... |
| Jan 11, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While driving on a public road, the vehicle experienced multiple simultaneous, dangerous malfunction... |
| Jan 3, 2026 | ENGINE | The engine is burning excessive oil. Down 3 quarts over approx. 3,000 miles. Mechanic verified the... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | High Oil Consumption |
| Dec 10, 2025 | ENGINE | Oil consumption, will change oil and within weeks i will be down 23 Quarts of oil |
| Dec 6, 2025 | ENGINE | The engine on this vehicle burns oil quickly which is a known defect. I took the vehicle to the deal... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | ENGINE | The car began making a knocking sound on my 5.8 mile drive. On my drive home from work, the knocking... |
| Nov 21, 2025 | ENGINE | DRIVING ON FREEWAY NO WARNING LAMPS ON DASHBOARD. EXIT FREEWAY TO GET GAS AND THERE IS MINIMAL ENGI... |
| Nov 12, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The engine and engine management system of my 2018 Hyundai Tucson experienced repeated failures resu... |