The 2012 Hyundai Genesis has 268 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are engine and service brakes. Owners most often flag transmission failures: described as having an "almost 100% failure rate" for certain model years, exhibiting rough shifts, slipping, and ultimately requiring replacement. frequency: very frequent for early models (pre-2012).
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2012 Hyundai Genesis vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 4 Genesis model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (2008) to 268 (2012). With 268 complaints, the 2012 Genesis sits about the same asthe model's median of 234.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Campaign 16V117000Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured August 1, 2011, to April 30, 2012, and 2011-2013 Equus vehicles manufactured July 10, 2011, to June 12, 2012. The windshi…
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Campaign 13V489000Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Elect…
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