2022 Hyundai Palisade: common problems and reliability

The 2022 Hyundai Palisade has 287 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 5 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are seat belts and engine. Owners most often flag excessive engine oil consumption (primarily 2020-2021 models) — severe oil burning, often requiring engine replacement under warranty, typically manifesting around 60,000 miles. frequency: very frequent.

Safety record for the 2022 model year

287
Owner complaints
5
Recalls
4
Crash reports
2
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2022 Hyundai Palisade vehicles (US, public record).

Where owners report problems

seat belts
68
engine
38
visibility/wiper
32
electrical system
27
suspension
19

Recalls affecting the 2022 Palisade

electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign 22V353000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Palisade vehicles. The instrument cluster assembly may have been manufactured with excessive adhesive, which can disable the instrument cluster display screen.

trailer hitches

Campaign 22V633000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling 2020-2022 Palisade vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Debris an…

visibility/wiper

Campaign 23V180000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Palisade vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may operate intermittently or fail to operate due to snow or ice buildup on the windshield, causing the wipers …

seat belts: rear/other:buckle assembly

Campaign 25V607000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch.

What owners say across generations

Mixed sentiment with a clear generational divide. The vehicle is widely praised for its exceptional value proposition, offering a high level of comfort, spaciousness, and premium features (e.g., ventilated second-row seats, advanced driver assistance systems,

  • Excessive engine oil consumption (primarily 2020-2021 models) — Severe oil burning, often requiring engine replacement under warranty, typically manifesting around 60,000 miles. Frequency: very frequent.
  • Transmission failure — Complete transmission failure reported as early as 87,000 miles; also includes reports of lagging, slipping between gears, and losing power, making the vehicle unsafe to drive. Frequency: recurrent.
  • Fuel system/engine performance issues — Intermittent loss of acceleration despite engine revving (codes P0087, P0661, P021A0 cited), potentially linked to failing fuel injectors or sensors. Frequency: recurrent.
  • Climate system inefficiency — Heater blowing lukewarm air even on high settings, slow-to-heat driver's seat, particularly noted in a 2025 model. Frequency: isolated.
  • Weird fuel gauge/sensor behavior — Incident reported where fuel gauge showed empty shortly after fill-up, car ran out of gas despite trip computer indicating range, with no visible leak. Frequency: isolated.

Owner insights cover all generations of the Palisade.

Typical used price

Used Palisade listings typically run $24,794–$45,655 across 2020 to 2026 model years.

Other Palisade model years

2025 Palisade
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