2018 Genesis G80
Complaints about this year name tires far more often than the model's other years — 18% of them, about 46× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 173 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 7 |
| Involving a crash | 10 |
| Recalls | 6 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 20 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- one — 17% of complaints, 42× usual
- steering wheel — 16% of complaints, 39× usual
- aware issue — 15% of complaints, 38× usual
What owners wrote
CONTINENTAL TIRES ARE CHEAP AND PRONE TO BLOWOUTS AND SIDEWALL BUBBLES. I GOT ONE BUBBLE AND DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES.
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURES (RIGHT FRONT AND REAR) RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE AND THE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH TIRES (CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT TX). ONE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE OTHER WAS DETECTED WHILE PARKED.…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 21V160000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
- 19V538000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Fixed free of charge.
- 18V305000 VISIBILITY Fixed free of charge.
- 18V496000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 24V107000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 24V191000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Genesis G80 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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