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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
KMHGN4JE2GU••••••2016 Hyundai GENESIS
That is about average for the 2016 Hyundai GENESIS — 9 complaints per build across 11 builds.
12on this build
95on the model
11builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 6Steering 3Exterior Lighting 1Visibility/wiper 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesOct 2026
When driving the vehicle, even down the interstate at 70, the braking system and or the emergency braking system suddenly activate causing immediate pull over. There are no indicator lights are alarms activated. It has occurred intermittently several times in the last few…
EngineFeb 2026
Oil light keep coming on when the car is stopped or at the light and turns off when it's running mechanic says it's an oil pressure switch which is a common problem with this car. I read a lot of complaints about this but Hyundai is not doing anything
SteeringSep 2024
Purchased this car from a Hyundai dealer and immediately after multiple times the steering has stuck in place while making a left hand turn, not allowing the car to come out of the turn. Also does it slightly while driving on highway straight, but not as forcefully as when in a…
Electrical SystemJul 2024
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Genesis. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V107000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had…
Unknown Or OtherJan 2017
I took a four year lease on a new 2016 hyundai genesis 3.8, fully loaded including bluelink navigational system. Dealer said that the updates and downloads over the next 4 years would automatically be installed "remotely" on my vehicle only to find out, the 4 year prepaid…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KMHGN4JE2GU115277 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.