2019 Genesis G70
Complaints about this year name about far more often than the model's other years — 27% of them, about 68× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 59 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 6 |
| Involving a crash | 6 |
| Recalls | 5 |
| EPA combined | 22 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- failed — 17% of complaints, 42× usual
- manufacturer made — 17% of complaints, 42× usual
- made aware — 17% of complaints, 42× usual
What owners wrote
It’s been 4 months since the recall came out about the starting wire and nothing has been remedied.
Powertrain failed while driving and the car complete shut off in traffic on a busy road. This is the second time this has happened.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 21V161000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
- 22V196000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Fixed free of charge.
- 24V107000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 24V191000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Fixed free of charge.
- 24V528000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Genesis G70 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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