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Hyundai · Compact SUV

2023 Hyundai Tucson

Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
5 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

72 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls2 critical 2

Complaints15 crash · 1 fire · 8 injured reported 181

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 38 mpg

Starting MSRP15 trims · manufacturer $26,900

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2023 Hyundai Tucson is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid, hybrid and gas compact SUV with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Tucson Hybrid Blue, is EPA-rated at 38 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, 2 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 181 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall. Manufacturer pricing runs from $26,900 to $44,760 across 15 trims.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitWhich trim should I buy? → Compare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	MPG comb	Seats	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
SE	Gas	FWD	$26,900	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	17 in
SE	Gas	AWD	$28,400	187 hp	178 lb-ft	25 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	17 in
SEL	Gas	FWD	$28,500	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
SEL	Gas	AWD	$30,000	187 hp	178 lb-ft	25 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
XRT	Gas	FWD	$33,725	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
XRT	Gas	AWD	$35,225	187 hp	178 lb-ft	25 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
N Line	Gas	FWD	$33,775	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
N Line	Gas	AWD	$35,275	187 hp	178 lb-ft	25 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Limited	Gas	FWD	$36,160	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Limited	Gas	AWD	$37,660	187 hp	178 lb-ft	25 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Blue Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$31,350	180 hp	195 lb-ft	38 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
SEL Convenience Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$34,310	180 hp	195 lb-ft	37 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Limited Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$39,110	180 hp	195 lb-ft	37 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
SEL Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	$37,500	180 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	31.9 cu-ft	19 in
Limited Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	$44,760	180 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	31.9 cu-ft	19 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
Tucson Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	1.6L 4-cyl turbo + 67 kW AC PMSM	35	35	35 (53 MPGe blended)	33 mi electric	42	1.7 h	$1,900
Tucson Hybrid Blue	Hybrid	AWD	1.6L 4-cyl turbo + 270V Li-Ion	38	38	38	—	—	—	$1,750
Tucson Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	1.6L 4-cyl turbo + 270V Li-Ion	37	36	37	—	—	—	$1,800
Tucson FWD	Gas	FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	25	32	28	—	—	—	$2,400
Tucson AWD	Gas	AWD	2.5L 4-cyl	23	28	25	—	—	—	$2,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 46251, 45687, 45686, 46375, 45688.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Tucson Hybrid Blue, Tucson Plug-in Hybrid	7 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay
Tucson Hybrid	7 / 10	California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay
Tucson FWD	7 / 10	California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Tucson AWD	7 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

New-vehicle warranty

Source: manufacturer press kits, make-level

Basic 5 yr / 60,000 mi Powertrain 10 yr / 100,000 mi

As stated in Hyundai's press kits for the 2022–2023 model years (4 kits); this model year's own kit states no warranty terms, so the make's are shown. Confirm the term for this car with the dealer.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Trailer Hitches

290

Park outside 51,587 vehicles 30% reported repaired

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tucson vehicles equipped with an optional Mobis tow hitch wiring harness. The wiring harness may have been installed incorrectly, allowing water into the control module. Moisture accumulation may cause the trailer lighting to fail or an electrical short circuit. Risk Nonfunctioning trailer lights can increase the risk of a crash. A short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. Fix Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will remove the trailer wiring harness and install a dust cap over the wiring receptacle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 290. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 20, 2025.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V893000 reported Dec 18, 2025 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

!critical

Power Train

246

Park outside 52,109 vehicles 93% reported repaired

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Palisade Tucson, 2023 Sonata, Elantra, and Kona vehicles. The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump controller to overheat. Risk An electric oil pump assembly that overheats increases the risk of a vehicle fire. Fix Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will inspect and replace the electric oil pump controller, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting September 7, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 246.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V526000 reported Jul 27, 2023 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Tucson

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2023 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Hyundai publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Hyundai’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2023 Hyundai Tucson, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

181complaints filed

15 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 8 injuries · 0 deaths reported

10 per 10,000 built · Hyundai reported 177,681 Tucson built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2022: 6 · 2023: 52 · 2024: 41 · 2025: 38 · 2026: 44

Most-cited components

Unspecified 41

Forward Collision Avoidance 39

Electrical System 37

Engine 35

Fuel/Propulsion System 26

Service Brakes 20

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

The vehicle was already running and in Drive. When I pressed the accelerator pedal to accelerate further, the vehicle would not accelerate. The RPMs did not increase and vehicle did not respond. No warning lights appeared. I had to press hazard lights coast to shoulder and turn vehicle off and on to regain power].

Power Train Oct 20, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11772556

The windshield had a minuscule chip at the edge and it developed into a big crack. It seems like product defect and maybe dangerous

Visibility/Wiper Jun 5, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11665144

While driving my 2023 Hyundai Tucson PHEV with limited trim the Emergency Braking function activated for no reason at all. This has happened 5 times during the last 9 months and each time it was about the same conditions.

Forward Collision Avoidance Dec 23, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11632216

On Tuesday August 6th 2024 car was put in the shop for an automatic DTC notification/check engine light. Our car is less than a year old with less than 10,000 miles on it. Our car was in the shop for a full 5 days and was given to us on the evening of Monday August 12th with assurances that it was safe to drive.

Engine Aug 20, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11609713

Car is PhEV and it failed 4 times in 3 years due ac compressor failure, main reason identified was due to high voltage it was failing EV and other systems. Car stopped two times in the middle of highway. All 4 times Hyndai kept the car with dealers for major part replacement.

Electrical System May 31, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11741127

Unintended acceleration and brake failure. While in the parking lot at . The check brake warning light came on and prior to this when pressing the gas pedal the car was not responding or going very slow. I stopped looking for a place to park and when I took my foot of the brake pedal the car surged ahead at full speed.

Air Bags Aug 10, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11755864

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Hyundai itself: 38 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 42 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 21 per 100,000 built. Every Tucson model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 19k

miles, typically

Half the 21 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 3,000 and 23,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

Too few readings for a curve — the 21 on file: 7 under 10k, 4 10k–20k, 7 20k–30k, 1 40k–50k, 1 60k–70k, 1 70k–80k.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SUV FWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	16%
SUV AWD	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	17%
SUV AWD	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	17%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 1 filing by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first · Hyundai warranty extension Z08Certain 2022 – 2025 model year Santa Cruz and 2022 – 2025 model year Tucson vehicles may have front wipers that do not return to the designated park position due to a loose wiper motor crank arm nut.

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every Hyundai warranty extension (62) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 93

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-10-09

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 59 service bulletins, 18 service campaigns, 12 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Power Train, Visibility/Wiper, Structure.

26-01-081H DCS Service campaign
2026-10-09 · Engine
Certain Santa Fe Hybrid (TM HEV), Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid (TM PHEV), Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV), andTucson Plug-in Hybrid (NX4 PHEV) vehicles may experience intake air line freezing and Exhaust GasRecirculation (EGR) valve corrosion due to excessive condensation accumulating within the EGR system. This condition can lead to drivability concerns related to the following DTCs: - P040400: (Exhaust Gas R
26-EM-016H TSB Service bulletin
2026-10-08 · Engine
Some vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines may exhibit higher-than-expected engine oil consumption. This bulletin outlines the combustion chamber cleaning procedure for vehicles diagnosed with this condition. All internal combustion engines consume some engine oil during normal operation, depending on driving conditions and mileage, and this procedure should only be performed when dee
26-01-081H TSB Service campaign
2026-10-08 · Engine
Certain Santa Fe Hybrid (TM HEV), Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid (TM PHEV), Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV), and Tucson Plug-in Hybrid (NX4 PHEV) vehicles may experience intake air line freezing and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve corrosion due to excessive condensation accumulating within the EGR system. This condition can lead to drivability concerns related to the following DTCs: • P040400: (Exhaust G
26-EM-015H TSB Service bulletin
2026-10-07 · Engine
Certain vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines may exhibit higher-than-expected engine oil consumption. This bulletin provides the inspection and repair procedures for vehicles exhibiting this condition. All internal combustion engines consume engine oil as part of normal engine operation. Oil consumption rates may vary based on mileage, operating conditions, driving habits, and mainte
Z08 OL Warranty extension
2026-08-04 · Visibility/Wiper
Certain 2022 – 2025 model year Santa Cruz and 2022 – 2025 model year Tucson vehicles may have front wipers that do not return to the designated park position due to a loose wiper motor crank arm nut. At Hyundai, we are committed to providing vehicles of outstanding quality and value. In an effort to meet this commitment, the warranty coverage for the Wiper Motor Crank Arm Nut under these condition
26-EE-007H TSB Service bulletin
2026-06-17 · Electrical System
Some Palisade (LX2), Tucson (NX4), and Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV) vehicles may experience battery drain due to continuous operation of the cooling fan after vehicle ignition has been turned off, potentially resulting in a no-start condition. The continuous cooling fan operation is caused by a stuck relay in the engine room PCB block. This bulletin provides instructions to replace the engine room PCB
26-GI-002H TSB Service bulletin
2026-05-27 · Electrical System
This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 1st Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary depending on vehicle type, model, and navigation system. Refer to the 2026 1st Navigation Map and Software Update Key Improvements and Additional Improvements tables in this TSB for a list of specific changes. The software c
26-EE-003H TSB Service bulletin
2026-04-18 · Electrical System
Some vehicles may exhibit difficulty starting in cold weather. This bulletin provides the procedure to perform an inspection on the starter magnetic switch for potential freezing and, if necessary, replace the starter magnetic switch (solenoid) assembly.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0300 P0300 on Hyundai →	Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Ignition coils →	1 owner report
P0302 P0302 on Hyundai →	Cylinder 2 is misfiring.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Ignition coils →	1 owner report
P0304 P0304 on Hyundai →	Cylinder 4 is misfiring.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Ignition coils →	1 owner report
P0400	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	1 owner report
P2181 P2181 on Hyundai →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	1 bulletin

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 0.87%

failed emissions

7,380 initial inspections of 7,254 vehicles.

Measure	The 2023 Tucson	Every 2023 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	0.87%	1.6%	7,372
Failed the safety inspection	1.2%	1.1%	7,380
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.05%	0.16%	7,380
Miles driven a year	10,390	10,038	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	33,859	32,673	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2023 vehicle” is every 2023 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2023 Tucson with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime · Compact SUV · grade B	Tucson +16.7

Tucson by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 C 6 99 38 mpg 2025 D 7 445 38 mpg 2024 D 4 150 Park outside 2023 this page C 2 181 Park outside 2022 C 3 506 Park outside 2021 B 1 80 Park outside 2020 B 1 179 Park outside 2019 B 1 385 Park outside 2018 B 1 399 Park outside 2017 C 3 1,093 Park outside 2016 D 5 1,625 Park outside

Common questions about the 2023 Tucson

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2023 Hyundai Tucson cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $26,900 for the SE FWD to $44,760 for the Limited Plug-in Hybrid AWD, across 15 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.

Does the 2023 Hyundai Tucson have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Hyundai Tucson, 2 of them rated critical. The most serious on file is 25V893000, covering Trailer Hitches. There is an active park outside advisory — act on it before driving. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2023 Hyundai Tucson?

NHTSA gave the 2023 Hyundai Tucson 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it C (72/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2023 Hyundai Tucson?

Across the 5 EPA-rated configurations of the 2023 Hyundai Tucson, the best EPA combined figure is 38 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2023 Hyundai Tucson?

Owners have filed 181 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Hyundai Tucson, most often about unspecified, forward collision avoidance, electrical system. Of those, 15 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 8 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2023 Hyundai Tucson?

The EPA smog rating for the 2023 Hyundai Tucson is 7 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2023 Hyundai Tucson?

The manufacturer has filed 93 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2023 Hyundai Tucson, most often covering electrical system, engine, power train. The most recent is dated 2026-10-09. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2023 Hyundai Tucson do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2023 Hyundai Tucson failed the emissions check on 0.87% of first inspections — lower than the 1.6% for every 2023 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.2% (every 2023 vehicle: 1.1%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Which 2023 Hyundai Tucson trim is the best value?

$17,860 separates the cheapest of the 15 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.

Is the 2023 Hyundai Tucson better than the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime?

The Hyundai Tucson wins clearly, 87.3 to 70.6, on tech & comfort, price, warranty. The Toyota RAV4 Prime is ahead on safety and fuel & range. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2023 Hyundai Tucson against the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	5 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	5 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	181	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	3 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	93	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	15 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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