The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Hyundai Veloster: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Hyundai reported 59 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Veloster, model years 2012–2019, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | 18 | — | — |
| 2013 | 16 | 1 | 18 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16,460 | 30 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15,019 | 13 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 25 | 1 |
| Structure | 14 | 0 |
| Fire | 9 | 4 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Power Train | 4 | 0 |
| Rollover | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Hyundai Veloster puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Hyundai Veloster, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | 2017 | NV | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-11-18 | 2017 | GA | 1 | 0 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-07 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-11-12 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-09 | 2017 | CA | 1 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-09-14 | 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-08-16 | 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-15 | 2013 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-22 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-02-27 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-10-27 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-07-14 | 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-16 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-02-24 | 2013 | SC | 0 | 3 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-20 | 2016 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-01-03 | 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-10 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-04 | 2013 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-22 | 2013 | OK | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-07-23 | 2017 | NM | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-23 | 2013 | PR | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-06-09 | 2012 | MT | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-04-08 | 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-09-27 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-07-20 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-09 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-06-06 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-08 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-03-11 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-02-22 | 2013 | NC | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-01-22 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-12 | 2015 | AK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-05-29 | 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-06 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-04 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-01 | 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-10-28 | 2013 | AL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-08-19 | 2014 | MS | 4 | 0 | Fire | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-08-16 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-06-24 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-04-12 | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-03-15 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-03-06 | 2013 | WI | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2015 Q2 |
| 2014-12-13 | 2012 | CO | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-11-25 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-10-23 | 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-12 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-15 | 2013 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-05-17 | 2012 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q1 |
| 2013-11-20 | 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-07-29 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2017 Q4 |
| 2013-04-08 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2013 Q2 |
| 2012-01-26 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-01-18 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2012 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Hyundai received alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Veloster and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Veloster that sold more will have more rows. All Hyundai models · What these reports are, and are not.