2025 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 39owner reports
- 4,500median miles
- 8involved a crash
Newest report Aug 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
39 of the 285 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 39 reports
Brake wear 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: 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2025 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Tucson
Hyundai and kia abs module fires. Open.
None of these investigations covers the 2025 model year.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“I was sold this vehicle as new. Then I look it up and it has these recalls. They should have to buy it back”
Filed Aug 14, 2026
“I was driving along a 40 mile an hour road and there was a fork in the road and a car in the opposite lane waiting to turn onto that fork to the right and the car just slammed on the brakes and I was injured very badly. My neck back and hips are hurt very bad.”
Filed Jun 3, 2026
“Hello, In my 2025 Tuscan Hybrid, the vehicle all of a sudden came to a near complete stop driving down the highway at lower speeds due to vehicles in front of me slowing down before a tunnel. While it was apparent I had to slow down, there was no immediate danger to me potentially crashing into the car in front of me which is why I am concerned the car is over reacting to my environment whilst driving.”
Filed Apr 6, 2026
“I was travelling East in the left kane on the southern state parkway in Long Island, NY. The car in fron of me stopped short. I had plenty of time to slow down, then my car brakes locked up and I was almost rearended. Fortunately the driver behind me was alert and moved to the shoulder to avoid contact.”
Filed Dec 22, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 8 of 39 reports involved a crash and 4 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.
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