What breaks most · 2020 to 2027 model years
Hyundai Palisade problems by year
Owners have filed 2,386 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Palisade across model years 2020 to 2027. Three years stand out: 2020 for engine complaints, 2021 for seat belts complaints and 2023 for brakes complaints. The quietest years are 2025, 2022 and 2024.
- Years to check closely: 2020, 2021, 2023
- Fewest complaints: 2025, 2022, 2024
- Complaints on file
- 23862020 to 2027, all trims
- Worst year
- 2020528 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 5714 fires · 69 injuries · 1 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 7kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 32Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528 | 13 | 5 | Engine (126) | |
| 429 | 8 | 6 | Seat belts (108) | |
| 302 | 5 | 5 | Seat belts (70) | |
| 396 | 6 | 5 | Brakes (79) | |
| 382 | 15 | 5 | Brakes (213) | |
| 240 | 8 | 3 | Brakes (91) | |
| 108 | 2 | 3 | Seats (46) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (1) |
What fails on the 2020 Hyundai Palisade
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 24% |
126 | 1 | Shop engine parts for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade |
| Wipers and visibilityWiper motors and blades | 22% |
114 | 0 | Shop all wipers and visibility parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 16% |
84 | 4 | — |
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 11% |
60 | 0 | Shop suspension parts for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade |
| Seat belts | 9% |
50 | 0 | Check recalls for seat belts on NHTSA.gov |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 9% |
45 | 1 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 7% |
39 | 1 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 5% |
26 | 0 | Shop body and structure parts for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Cylinder 1 and 6 rod bearing failure, plus complete destruction of piston number 6. On highway engine failed, sudden loss of power to move vehicle.
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The speedometer, lane departure, heat gauge, and RPM’s and the whole speedometer cluster will stop working. It does this all the time you never know if it will work and then sometimes it will randomly come back but it’s more in the heat it will not work.
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Vehicle fails to stop when braking after a bump/rough surface in the road. Near miss for rear ending another vehicle. Yes, the problem was reported and demonstrated to the dealer service technician. Yes, the manufacturer has inspected the vehicle. No warnings and has had symptoms since purchase of vehicle in 2023
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Hyundai Palisade years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2020, 2021, 2023 carry the most filings on the Hyundai Palisade. The 2020 alone has 528 complaints, led by engine.
What is the most common Hyundai Palisade problem?
On the 2020 model year, the most-reported component is engine with 126 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Hyundai Palisade problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Hyundai Palisade complaints that include mileage is about 7,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.