Fourth generation (NX4, LWB, US, spec) · first-year watch
2025 Hyundai Tucson, day 689
- 285complaints since Nov 12, 2024
- 6recalls
- 32involved a crash
- 6,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 9 new complaints in September, mostly about collision avoidance, electrical and tires.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
- 4th most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What is your Tucson doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2025 model year.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Collision avoidance187
- Electrical65
- Other58
- Brakes39
- Exterior Lighting17
- Transmission and drivetrain15
- Lane keeping14
- Speed control14
Problems so far
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 81 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 80 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 52 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 39 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 18 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 18 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 14 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 7 reports
Recent reports
“Horn stopped before odometer hit 6,000 miles, dealer was unfamiliar with problem until I googled it and found out Hyundai is having horn issues, then they were aware of problem. Took 34 days to get this issue repaired.”
Filed Jan 8, 2026
“Was driving at night and my lights went off and the radio turned off and right back on a second later. Itâs like the system rebooted. Drove fine.”
Filed May 8, 2025
“The vehicle, does not have a trunk latch in the car or button or on the keys, this is totally not safe and should be a requirement for people who drive these cars, that is totally unacceptable.. this definitely need to be recalled.. I just got this car and was not mad aware by dealership”
Filed May 2, 2025
“The "consider taking a break" alert keeps alerting me constantly. There is no way to turn if off and it is very distracting. I am concerned it could result in an accident from the constant beeping and alerts.”
Filed Mar 20, 2025
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 285 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 97.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Phantom braking has 81 complaints and false collision warning has 80, out of 285 in all. Phantom braking tends to show up early. Of the 16 owners who gave a mileage for it, half were under about 5,000 miles and a quarter under about 2,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 41 of the 285 complaints (14%) report a crash, a fire or an injury. The typical vehicle on this site sits at 6%, so this one runs well above it. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 32 reports mention a crash, 1 mentions a fire and 19 people were hurt. The most crash reports, 18 of 32, fall under phantom braking.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- Phantom braking and infotainment each have a recall on the same system (26V-316; 24V-877 and 26V-400). False collision warning has none. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 115, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 164 more have come in.
Service bulletins for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai filed 45 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2025 Hyundai Tucson. 13 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. 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.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 6 bulletins · 52 complaints
Some Sonata (DN8) and Tucson (NX4/NX4A/NX4M) vehicles equipped with the 2.5L Theta III GDI engine may display a warning lamp and store Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P2B59F0, which relates to the Integrated Thermal Management Module (ITM) circuit due to a ...
Certain vehicles with the Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) Lite units may exhibit connection issues with Bluetooth and wireless phone projection. The vehicle's name may also not appear when trying to connect via Bluetooth.
4 more on this problem
Certain 2025MY Tucson (NX4M) vehicles equipped with a fingerprint reader may experience a “Check User Authentication” error message on the instrument cluster display. When the message appears, it may prevent usage of the Fingerprint Module (FPM).
Certain 2025MY Tucson (NX4A) vehicles equipped with a fingerprint reader may experience a “Check User Authentication” error message on the instrument cluster display. When the message appears, it may prevent usage of the Fingerprint Module (FPM).
Certain vehicles (See Applicable Vehicles List below) equipped with the 12-inch instrument cluster display and separate Instrument Cluster Module require software verification PRIOR to odometer mileage writing.
Certain Santa Cruz (NXT), Santa Fe (MX5A), Santa Fe Hybrid (MX5A HEV), and Tucson (NX4A) vehicles may exhibit a display screen flickering or intermittently going blank.
Engine stalls or loses power while driving 4 bulletins · 18 complaints
Certain Tucson (NX4A) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year.
Certain Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV), Tucson Plug-in Hybrid (NX4 PHEV), Tucson (NX4), and Tucson (NX4M) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented.
2 more on this problem
Certain Tucson (NX4M) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year.
Certain Tucson (NX4) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year.
Battery dies or the car will not start 3 bulletins · 6 complaints
Some Tucson (NX4, NX4A, NX4M), Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV), and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid (NX4 PHEV) vehicles may exhibit a 12-volt battery drain due to the passive entry feature of the Digital Key 2 premium causing repeated wakeup of the vehicle.
Some Palisade (LX2), Tucson (NX4), and Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV) vehicles may experience battery drain due to continuous operation of the cooling fan after vehicle ignition has been turned off, potentially resulting in a no-start condition.
1 more on this problem
Certain Tucson (NX4) vehicles may experience a battery discharge due to logic error within the Central Communication Unit (CCU). This bulletin provides instructions to update both subsystems (MCU/AP) related to the CCU to improve the logic of the CCU.
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 22, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 304. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 25, 2026.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will update the front camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 302. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 20, 2026.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting in an oil leak.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 281.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles. The console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park without applying the brake pedal.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Owners are advised to use the parking brake when parking the vehicle. Dealers will reroute the console extension wiring assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 273.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson vehicles. The glove box air bag warning label may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Hyundai will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 4, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 268.
All 6 recalls on the 2025 Hyundai Tucson, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
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The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?
Phantom braking, with 81 of the 285 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 5,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2025 Hyundai Tucson problems start?
Of the 45 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 2,000 miles and half by about 6,000.
How many 2025 Hyundai Tucson complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
41 of them (14%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for phantom braking on the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?
Yes, NHTSA lists a recall on the same system: 26V-316. Its summary says which failure it covers, and that isn't always the one owners describe.