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2025 Hyundai Tucson

Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas

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

Safety Signal

69 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Counts recalls, not crash safety — this vehicle earned 5 of 5 stars from NHTSA. A much-recalled best-seller scores low here; see the methodology.

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 7

Complaints40 crash · 2 fire · 25 injured reported 445

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 38 mpg

Starting MSRP16 trims · manufacturer $28,705

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2025 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 7 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 445 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall. Manufacturer pricing runs from $28,705 to $47,440 across 16 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	$28,705	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	17 in
SE	Gas	AWD	$30,205	187 hp	178 lb-ft	26 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	17 in
SEL	Gas	FWD	$30,565	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
SEL	Gas	AWD	$32,065	187 hp	178 lb-ft	26 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
SEL Convenience	Gas	FWD	$33,015	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
SEL Convenience	Gas	AWD	$34,515	187 hp	178 lb-ft	26 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
XRT	Gas	FWD	$33,015	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
XRT	Gas	AWD	$34,515	187 hp	178 lb-ft	26 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
Limited	Gas	FWD	$38,645	187 hp	178 lb-ft	28 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Limited	Gas	AWD	$40,145	187 hp	178 lb-ft	26 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Blue Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$33,465	178 hp	195 lb-ft	38 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	17 in
SEL Convenience Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$36,465	178 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	18 in
N Line Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$38,215	178 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
Limited Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	$41,295	178 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	38.7 cu-ft	19 in
SEL Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	$39,730	178 hp	195 lb-ft	35 mpg	5	31.9 cu-ft	18 in
Limited Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	AWD	$47,440	178 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 + 72 kW PMSM	35	35	35 (51 MPGe blended)	32 mi electric	44	2 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	35	35	35	—	—	—	$1,900
Tucson FWD	Gas	FWD	2.5L 4-cyl	25	33	28	—	—	—	$2,400
Tucson AWD	Gas	AWD	2.5L 4-cyl	24	30	26	—	—	—	$2,600

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 49011, 48272, 48271, 47789, 47793.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Tucson Plug-in Hybrid	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay
Tucson AWD, Tucson FWD, Tucson Hybrid Blue	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Tucson Hybrid	6 / 10	California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30	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.

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Recalls (7)

Source: NHTSA recall database

○minor

Electrical System

304

96,310 vehicles

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays." Risk An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash. Fix The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 22, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 304. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 25, 2026.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF Dealer notice PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V400000 reported Jun 23, 2026 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

▲high

Forward Collision Avoidance

302

423,062 vehicles 29% reported repaired

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes. Risk Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the front camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 302. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 20, 2026.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF Dealer notice PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V316000 reported May 18, 2026 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

●moderate

Electrical System

293

41,651 vehicles 93% reported repaired Hybrid only Plug-in hybrid only

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays." Risk An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash. Fix The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 28, 2026.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V047000 reported Jan 26, 2026 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Air Bags

289 (H); 029G (G)

258 vehicles 65% reported repaired built Sep 25, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended. Risk Side curtain air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash. Fix Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V809000 reported Nov 20, 2025 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Engine And Engine Cooling

281

29 vehicles 100% reported repaired built Feb 18, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting in an oil leak. Risk A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire. Fix Dealers will replace the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 281.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V549000 reported Aug 25, 2025 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Electrical System

273

42,465 vehicles 96% reported repaired built Jun 20, 2024 – Nov 13, 2024

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles. The console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park without applying the brake pedal. Risk A transmission that can shift out of Park without applying the brake pedal can result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Owners are advised to use the parking brake when parking the vehicle. Dealers will reroute the console extension wiring assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 273.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF Chronology PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V877000 reported Nov 20, 2024 Hyundai Motor America the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Equipment

268

65 vehicles 98% reported repaired

Problem Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson vehicles. The glove box air bag warning label may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." Risk Without the glove box label, operators may be unaware of the increased risks that an air bag poses to an infant or child in the front seat, increasing the risk of injury to occupants. Fix Hyundai will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 4, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 268.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF Chronology PDF

NHTSA campaign 24V691000 reported Sep 13, 2024 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 2025 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 2025 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

445complaints filed

40 involved a crash · 2 a fire · 25 injuries · 0 deaths reported

17 per 10,000 built · Hyundai reported 254,458 Tucson built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2024: 9 · 2025: 201 · 2026: 235

Most-cited components

Forward Collision Avoidance → 278

Electrical System → 124

Unspecified 88

Service Brakes 39

Lane Departure 27

Vehicle Speed Control 27

In depth: automatic emergency braking problems → · electrical problems →

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 HUD will disappear and warning lights will flash on the dashboard. It lasts for about five seconds. Sometimes it happens a few times in a row and then it might not occur again for a couple of days.

Electrical System Oct 16, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11771741

Advanced Driver Assistance System not listed: "Forward Attention Warning" I recently purchased the 2025 Hyundai Tucson PHEV Limited and on a road trip the next few days later I tried to activate the cruise control when all of a sudden a few seconds later it gave a warning and shut off. I tried again and it did the same thing.

Vehicle Speed Control Sep 12, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11686862

Driving through a green light, no car in front of me, collision avoidance activated and applied full brake. If a car had been close behind me I would have been rear ended

Forward Collision Avoidance Jul 25, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11676105

All new Hyundais have a driver assist warning that does not function well and suggests the driver to take a coffee break every 15-20 minutes if it thinks it detects something that is inattentive. This error distracts the driver from the road and requires the driver to manually clear it with pushing buttons.

Lane Departure May 2, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11658340

On Friday, , around PM while traveling home my dashboard lights on the instruments panel and windshield pop up display were out, then back on, then out again, and then back on. On Saturday, , I traveled to another area about an hour away and all was fine, but on the way home it went out at least 12 times.

Exterior Lighting Jul 28, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11676584

📌 NHTSA Complaint Description (Modify as Needed) 🚨 Safety Issue: I purchased a brand-new 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid on March 3, 2025, and within 5 minutes of driving and less than 20 miles, the vehicle stalled three times on a busy highway without warning.

Engine Mar 12, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11648012

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: 29 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 39 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 11 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 6k

miles, typically

Half the 42 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 2,000 and 13,000 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.

under 10k 27

10k–20k 13

20k–30k 2

30k–40k 0

40k–50k 0

50k–60k 0

60k–70k 0

70k–80k 0

80k–90k 0

90k–100k 0

100k–150k 0

150k + 0

Median mileage by component

Component	Reports	Median miles	Vs same age
Forward Collision Avoidance	25	5,000	1.04×
Electrical System	15	5,000	0.81×

Vs same age is this model year’s median for the system divided by the median of every 2025-model-year complaint about the same system, all makes: under 1× means owners of this car reported it at lower mileage. Which systems go early across the whole fleet: the component study.

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 AWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	17%
SUV AWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	17%
SUV FWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	16%

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

Driver-assist crash reports (2)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

2reports filed

1 no injury reported · 1 severity unknown

Jul 2025 to Mar 2026 · 2 with an air bag deployment · 2 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: Highway Drive Assist (HDA)+, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)+, (1), Highway Driving Assist (HDA) & Lane Following Assist (LFA) (1)

Crash partner: Other 1 · Passenger Car 1

Filed by: Hyundai Motor America

Incident	System	Struck	Injury alleged	State	Speed	Report
Mar 2026	Level 2 · Highway Driving Assist (HDA) & Lane Following Assist (LFA)	Other	unknown	GA	55 mph	669-16295
Jul 2025	Level 2 · Highway Drive Assist (HDA)+, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)+,	Passenger Car	no injury reported	—	—	669-11416

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

*Updated 2025/08/15* A Hyundai MOBIS associate was operating a 2025 Tucson employee lease vehicle with the vehicle's Highway Drive Assist ("HDA"), and Lane Following Assist ("LFA") features engaged. According to the police report, the Tucson vehicle struck the rear of a vehicle that allegedly made an abrupt stop.

Hyundai Motor America report 669-11416 Jul 2025 NHTSA SGO filing

According to the EDR data, the vehicle was traveling at approximately 55 mph with Smart Cruise Control (SCC) engaged and Lane Following Assist (LFA) engaged. The EDR data indicates that LFA remained active from five seconds prior to the collision until approximately 2.5 seconds before impact, at which time driver steering input and accelerator pedal input…

Hyundai Motor America report 669-16295 Mar 2026 NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 2 filings 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.
Term not in NHTSA’s summary · Hyundai warranty extension LA21Certain Tucson (NX4A) vehicles may experience Over-the-Air (OTA) update failures due to outdated Central Communication Unit (CCU) software.

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 104

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-10-08

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 54 service campaigns, 39 service bulletins, 6 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Exterior Lighting, Unknown Or Other, Visibility/Wiper.

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-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
26-BE-025H TSB Service bulletin
2026-08-21 · Electrical System
Some Tucson (NX4, NX4A, NX4M), Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV), and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid (NX4 PHEV) vehicles may exhibit a 12-volt battery drain due to the passive entry feature of the Digital Key 2 premium causing repeated wakeup of the vehicle. This bulletin provides instructions to perform software updates for the Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and Body Domain Control (BDC) modules.
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
26-01-041H TSB Warranty extension
2026-05-05 · Electrical System
Certain Tucson (NX4A) vehicles may experience Over-the-Air (OTA) update failures due to outdated Central Communication Unit (CCU) software. This bulletin provides instructions to perform a software update for the CCU.
11032523 Other
2026-04-10 · Air Bags
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN). These inflators were not supplied, approved, or authorized by the vehicle manufacturers and have primarily been found in vehicles that previously experienced a crash and

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
C2A23	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Air Bags	1 owner report
P059A	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	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 0.24%

failed the safety inspection

14,786 initial inspections of 14,538 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 Tucson	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.24%	0.36%	14,786
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.07%	0.16%	14,786
Miles driven a year	7,762	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	11,343	12,194	odometer at inspection

New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. 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 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 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 2025 Tucson with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer · Compact SUV · grade A	Trailblazer +4.2
2025 Chevrolet Trax · Compact SUV · grade A	Tucson +6.5
2025 Toyota RAV4 · Compact SUV · grade B	Tucson +3.1
2025 Toyota bZ4X · Compact SUV · grade B	bZ4X +26
2025 Nissan Ariya · Compact SUV · grade A	Ariya +45.6
2025 Toyota Crown Signia · Compact SUV · grade B	Crown Signia +3.3

Tucson by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 C 6 99 38 mpg 2025 this page D 7 445 38 mpg 2024 D 4 150 Park outside 2023 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 2025 Tucson

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $28,705 for the SE FWD to $47,440 for the Limited Plug-in Hybrid AWD, across 16 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 7 recall campaigns for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The most serious on file is 26V316000, covering Forward Collision Avoidance. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

NHTSA gave the 2025 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 D (69/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

Across the 5 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

Owners have filed 445 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Tucson, most often about forward collision avoidance, electrical system, unspecified. Of those, 40 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 25 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson is 6 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

The manufacturer has filed 104 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson, most often covering electrical system, engine, exterior lighting. The most recent is dated 2026-10-08. 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Hyundai Tucson failed the safety inspection on 0.24% of first inspections — lower than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson trim is the best value?

$18,735 separates the cheapest of the 16 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 2025 Hyundai Tucson better than the 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer?

The Chevrolet Trailblazer edges it, 90.7 to 86.5, on price, safety, fuel & range. The Hyundai Tucson is ahead on space & cargo and performance. Raise the space & cargo weight from 2 to 3.9 and it flips. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson against the 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer — 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	7	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	445	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	104	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	2	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
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	16 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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2025 Hyundai Tucson

Trims & pricing

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

The cheapest ownership win

Recalls (7)

Electrical System

Forward Collision Avoidance

Electrical System

Air Bags

Engine And Engine Cooling

Electrical System

Equipment

Whether any of this applies to one specific Tucson

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

When owners reported it

miles, typically

Median mileage by component

Crash ratings

Driver-assist crash reports (2)

What was engaged, and what was hit

From the manufacturer’s own filing

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

At the New York inspection station

failed the safety inspection

Compare the 2025 Tucson with

Tucson by model year

Common questions about the 2025 Tucson

How much does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson cost?

Does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson have any recalls?

How safe is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

How clean is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson?

How does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson do at state inspection?

Which 2025 Hyundai Tucson trim is the best value?

Is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson better than the 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

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