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2020 Hyundai Veloster

Gas Compact car

202220212020201920172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
C
Safety Signal
77 / 100
CSafety Signal · 77 / 100
2Recalls · 1 critical
26Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
30 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2020 Hyundai Veloster is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Veloster, is EPA-rated at 30 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 26 complaints, most often about engine.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
VelosterGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl273430$2,100
VelosterGasFWD1.6L 4-cyl turbo283430$2,100
VelosterGasFWD1.6L 4-cyl turbo263329$2,150
VelosterGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl253328$2,250
Veloster NGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo222925$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
54,647 vehicles

Problem: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Veloster N, 2019-2023 Genesis G70, 2022-2023 Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The fuel pump may fail, which can result in a loss of drive power.

Risk: A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will update engine control module software. In addition, dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump assembly, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning September 9, 2024. Some interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 3, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 262 and 023G.

NHTSA campaign 24V528000 · reported Jul 11, 2024 · Hyundai Motor America

Engine

critical
158,493 vehicles

Problem: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.

Risk: A damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, oil may leak onto hot exhaust components, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine, free of charge. In addition, Hyundai will deploy Piston Ring Noise Sensing System (PNSS) software. Owner notification letters were mailed August 24, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.

NHTSA campaign 21V301000 · reported Apr 28, 2021 · Hyundai Motor America

Owner complaints

26 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2020: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Engine — 8
  • Unknown Or Other — 6
  • Steering — 5
  • Structure — 2
  • Power Train — 2
“The power steering on my car stopped working entirely right after startup and would not return after multiple restarts. The dealership has replaced the steering torque sensor but the problem returned less than a month later. Without power steering, the car is not safe to drive.”Aug 11, 2026 · Steering · NHTSA owner report
“I was driving the speed limit, not going fast, when suddenly the power steering went out, it is an EPS system. I pulled over, cycled the car on and off and it fixed the problem, for now at least. I have seen several other people have this same issue, it needs to be addressed by hyundai.”Nov 1, 2025 · Steering · NHTSA owner report
“My power steering motor failed suddenly while driving. I was on the highway at the time. The resulting steering difficulty endangered myself and everyone else on the roadway. The power steering warning light came on at the same time that the steering failed. I had no prior warning. I took the vehicle to a service cente…”May 19, 2025 · Steering · NHTSA owner report

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.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Veloster model years

B

2022 Veloster

2 recalls · 36 complaints

D

2021 Veloster

3 recalls · 29 complaints

D

2019 Veloster

3 recalls · 45 complaints

A

2017 Veloster

0 recalls · 49 complaints

B

2016 Veloster

1 recalls · 221 complaints

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). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 41381, 41383, 41384, 41382, 41385). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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