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P0088 on Hyundai vehicles Fuel rail pressure is above what the system commanded

P0088 is named on 9 Hyundai model years (2017–2023): 16 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Veloster, Elantra, Kona, Santa Fe.

Powertrain 9 model years 16 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Which Hyundai model years name P0088

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Hyundai VelosterFuel/Propulsion System21
2023 Hyundai ElantraFuel/Propulsion System2—
2023 Hyundai KonaFuel/Propulsion System2—
2022 Hyundai ElantraFuel/Propulsion System2—
2022 Hyundai KonaFuel/Propulsion System2—
2022 Hyundai VelosterFuel/Propulsion System2—
2021 Hyundai VelosterFuel/Propulsion System2—
2020 Hyundai VelosterFuel/Propulsion System2—
2017 Hyundai Santa FeFuel/Propulsion System—1

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Fuel/Propulsion System 18
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Hyundai filings that name P0088

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Hyundai filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0088. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0088 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Fuel rail pressure is above what the system commanded.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Hyundai and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0088 a known problem on Hyundai vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 16 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P0088 on 9 Hyundai model years (2017–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Hyundai models does P0088 appear on most?

2019 Veloster (3 documents), 2023 Elantra (2 documents), 2022 Elantra (2 documents).

Does P0088 on a Hyundai mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.