Owners have filed 180 complaints on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, covering 2010–2016. The system named most often is Service Brakes (48 reports). Worst years by volume: 2013, 2010, 2011; cleanest: 2016, 2012, 2015. 14 reports describe a crash, 7 a fire. On average the car was 7.0 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 180 Genesis Coupe complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Service Brakes 48 Read
My car was leaking brake fluid but no spots on ground. My brakes started locking and not work at all. After having car serviced multiple times my brakes completly stopped all together. Left for mechanic and my car in the engine bay caught fire. Burned completly for total loss. ABS modularor had recall causing engine…
I was driving home on January 1, 2023 at 5 AM at about 60 mph on an interstate when I heard a sound come from the back of my car and then looked into the rearview mirror and smelled smoke and saw fire flames in my rear and side mirrors. I tried to use my brakes to stop my car, but the brakes would not work, so I took…
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount…
Engine 22 Read
I should have listen to all the noise in the market but instead I went any head and did it anyway. The start a knocking sound out of no where. My problem is why do they built these engines when one have to buy another one before the car even gets old enough
While driving I noticed an engine noise/rattle about 3000RPM. The engine seemed to run fine but was making this abnormal noise. At 73,083 miles I towed the car to the Hyundai dealer. They found an anomaly in cylinder #5 and recommended engine replacement but refused warranty powertrain coverage because I am not the…
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The contact stated while driving 10–20 MPH, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode in the first twenty minutes of driving. The vehicle speed was reduced. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the dealer was unable to…
Electrical System 21 Read
I was driving and my headlights stopped working, sooner I came to realize the horn doesn't either. I diagnosed the relay to be okay
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway and turned off, her daughter noticed big flames of fire coming from underneath the front driver's side of the vehicle at approximately 4:00 AM. The contact stated that the fire then extended to the…
My car caught on fire after going to Hyundai and being told “the only thing you have to worry about is your breaks locking up. My car was parked in the driveway and caught on fire from the engine bay
Power Train 18 Read
I was driving heading southbound on the avenue and the vehicle in front of me braked suddenly and had no time to brake without hitting the vehicle in front of me. I tried to brake the most I could but did not make it so slammed into vehicle in front of me. It was a very hard impact and none of the airbags in the…
Manual transmission grinds when shifting, sometimes the gear doesn't want to go in and you have to force it.. Car has had this issue since the first week I purchased it. Car has 15,000 miles
The differential mounting bolt on the passenger side (the only one on that side) backed out and broke causing that side of the differential to smack the bottom of the car and then sag on the passenger side after letting off the throttle. Once it dropped it made the car come to a compete stop fast. Luckily there was no…
Air Bags 10 Read
On 7/20/20 at 6:48 pm I was in a major accident. Taking out 60 feet of fence and rolling multiple times. Thankfull to be alive; however, the airbags never deployed. And my VIN showed no recalls
The contact owns a 2011 hyundai genesis coupe. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the contact crashed head on into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained fractures to the sternum, a brain hemorrhage, and whiplash. The vehicle was not repaired and…
My wife was hit from the rear and pushed into a tree dead center. The air bag did not inflate. She received 4 broken ribs and a broken chest bone she was making a u turn and the other car was speeding and hit her in the rear and pushed her 100 feet across the street into a tree.....updated 10/19/15
Vehicle Speed Control 9 Read
The contact owns a 2010 hyundai genesis coupe. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle by engaging the push-to-start button, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was not applying the brakes at the time nor was the vehicle shifted into drive. The contact crashed into a glass garage…
There is a code that comes on my car, makes the engine light come on then it goes out on its own . And every year it’s back on same code. Has been happening for years . I took it to the dealership 2xs for the same reason each time they said nothing was wrong cleared the code and the engine light went out. This year…
I am submitting this complaint regarding a catastrophic engine failure in my 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe while driving at 70 mph on the highway. Without any prior warning, the engine suddenly started making a loud knocking noise from under the hood, and shortly after, the car lost power. There were no check engine…
Steering 8 Read
As im coming to a complete stop at a stop sign I accelerate onto a busy highway and the transmission acted as though it did not want to engage and the motor reved up and caused my vehicle to fish tail. My daughter and I were in the vehicle
The adjustment on the steering column for telescopic/up/down adjustments doesn't hold the steering wheel in place, even under light pressure like trying to honk the horn, the column just pushes in. Since the column cannot stay in place under light pressure, it won't stay in place if the driver's airbag is deployed…
The contact owns a 2011 hyundai genesis coupe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle became hard to steer as the steering wheel seized. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was…
Suspension 6 Read
There are 3 recalls that are found on my vehicle,2013 hyundai genesis coupe 2.0t 15V756000, recall # 135,151,135 power train; driveline. Differential unit suspension rear
While driving on the streets my car started feeling different it would jump gears and get stuck.I will come to stop or signal lights or pull over to the side on busy streets and freeways.shut off my vehicle than restart it again.sometimes it would help and most of the time it wouldn't.I had a fire last year a small…
The contact's son owns a 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The contact stated that while his son was driving at low speeds, the vehicle made abnormally loud noises. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear axle mounting bolt was fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was…
Genesis Coupe years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2015 | Air Bags,engine | — | 2 | |
| 2013 | Electrical System,air Bags | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Engine | — | — | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | 3 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | 9 | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 74 |
| Average complaints per series | 2.4 |
| Worst single series | 8 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 7.0 years |
A model average of 2.4 hides a worst series at 8. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Genesis Coupe?
By complaint volume, 2013, 2010, 2011 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Genesis Coupe years are the cleanest?
2016, 2012, 2015 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Hyundai Genesis Coupe have?
180 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2010–2016. Of those, 14 describe a crash and 7 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.