2016 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Doors, latches or locks fail
- 198owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- $885median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
382 of the 1,620 complaints on this car are about the structure. 198 of those describe door latch. Only transmission shudder is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 198 reports
Door latch on other Tucson years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Door complaints sound minor until you read them. The most common is a "door ajar" warning with every door shut. Others describe a door that won't open from inside, one that won't latch at all, locks that cycle on their own, and occasionally a door that opened while the car was moving.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the latch (65 reports), the handle (63 reports) and the actuator (32 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the structure cover the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall population, and added certain 2016-2018 Tucson vehicles.
In the affected vehicles, if the primary hood latch has been released, and the vehicle is driven, the secondary hood latch may not hold adequately secure the hood to prevent it from opening while the vehicle is in motion.
All 5 recalls on the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the structure on the Tucson
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None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
What owners paid
23 of the 198 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $400 to $1,400.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 46,469 and 70,500 miles, from the 101 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Certain Elantra (AD/ADa) and Tucson (TL) vehicles may experience an internal or external door handle being inoperative or requiring repeated attempts to open the door. If this condition occurs, replace the affected door latch.
What owners wrote
“The rear door will not open. The vehicle only has 52,000 miles and nothing was done to cause this failure. After research, his is a known issue with the Hyundai Tucson and could be a safety issue if passengers need to exit the vehicle quickly. The door actuator's in certain years of the Tucson are known to fail.”
Filed Jul 29, 2021 · 52,000 miles
“Rear passenger side door handle suddenly will not open from the inside or outside of the car. Only 34,000 miles on the car and rarely use the back seats or doors. Door handle worked fine and a short drive later no longer opens from inside or outside.”
Filed Jul 29, 2021 · 34,000 miles
“Passenger side rear door lock failed at 71000 miles. Could not open door from outside or inside.”
Filed Jun 14, 2021 · 71,000 miles
“My front passenger door and rear driver passenger door will not open from the outside or the inside. Issue with door latch mechanism. Mechanism was repaired approx. 1 yr ago on passenger rear door. Safety issue since doors can not be opened from inside if am emergency happened. Child age 5 rides in car regularly. Big safety concern.”
Filed Jun 14, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 198 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 213 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 190 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 166 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 93 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 85 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 56 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 50 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 39 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 37 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 30 reports
- Vehicle fire 25 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 25 reports