2016 Hyundai Veloster
Complaints about this year name rod far more often than the model's other years — 13% of them, about 3× the usual rate of 4.7%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 221 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 86 |
| Involving a crash | 15 |
| Involving a fire | 4 |
| Recalls | 1 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 29.5 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- coming engine — 6.3% of this year's complaints, against 2.4% across the model's other years (2.7×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
Also unusual this year
- bearings — 7% of complaints, 7× usual
- catalytic — 7% of complaints, 5× usual
- rod bearing — 6% of complaints, 5× usual
What owners wrote
THE ROD BEARINGS ARE WORN [VIN] CREATING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES AND WEAR ON MY ENGINE THAT CAN RESULT FROM IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE.
the vehicle stalled while driving at an undisclosed speed. No warning light illuminated. The contact also noticed black smoke coming from the vehicle The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rod bearings failed and neede…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 20V746000 ENGINE Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Hyundai Veloster 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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