2025 Hyundai Palisade: common problems and reliability

The 2025 Hyundai Palisade has 223 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are service brakes and seat belts. 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 2025 model year

223
Owner complaints
3
Recalls
7
Crash reports
1
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Hyundai Palisade vehicles (US, public record).

Where owners report problems

service brakes
94
seat belts
53
air bags
29
forward collision avoidance
23
suspension
13

Recalls affecting the 2025 Palisade

power train:automatic transmission:fluid/lubricant:pump

Campaign 25V291000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Hyundai Palisade vehicles. An insufficient seal on the controller for the electric oil pump may allow moisture to accumulate in the printed circuit board, which c…

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.

air bags:side/window:curtain

Campaign 26V034000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Palisade vehicles. The side curtain air bags for third-row occupants may deploy improperly in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requir…

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

2022 Palisade
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