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Hyundai Genesis years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2015.
The 2015 Hyundai Genesis draws the most owner complaints for its age: 290, or 24 for each year on the road, against a median of 9 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is stalling (23 reports).
- 290complaints
- 6recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 9, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2015
Most reported: stalling (23 reports, median 38,000 miles) and brake wear (23 reports, median 61,000 miles).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2015 has the most complaints of any Hyundai Genesis year here: 290 of 290 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 23 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 16 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 38,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 5% of Hyundai Genesis complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 53 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 19. So far in 2026, 12 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (22), 2016 (96).
Year by year
2015 Hyundai Genesis avoid
290 owner complaints, 24 for each year on the road (2.8 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (23 reports, median 38,000 miles), brake wear (23 reports, median 61,000 miles) and headlights (23 reports, median 38,000 miles). 10 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 24V-107 on the electrical system and 16V-575 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Hyundai Genesis years should you avoid?
The 2015 Hyundai Genesis draws the most owner complaints for its age: 290, or 24 for each year on the road, against a median of 9 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is stalling (23 reports).
What are the best years for the Hyundai Genesis?
No Hyundai Genesis model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Hyundai Genesis?
Stalling, with 23 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2015.
How many recalls does the Hyundai Genesis have?
6 recall campaigns cover the Hyundai Genesis model years 2015 on this site.
How many Hyundai Genesis complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
5% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Hyundai Genesis?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.