Hyundai PalisadeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 2,515 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 model years, no Hyundai Palisade year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Palisade has 16 safety recalls on record.

Hyundai Palisade

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Palisade years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Palisade median. Tap a year for its full report.

'20'21'22'23'24'25'26'27
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Palisade problems

All model years combined: 2,515 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts4343
Service brakes42926
Engine33312
Visibility/wiper2740
Electrical system23714
Suspension1771
Forward collision avoidance16920
Power train1633
Seats13214
21 other systems70446
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Palisade

  1. NU Car rental of vehicles with open recallsAQ26001 · 2025 · still open
    Open
  2. Inadvertent Seat Belt UnlatchPE24021 · 2020–2023 · closed Dec 12, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-607
  3. Windshield Wiper FailureRQ22005 · 2021–2023 · closed May 26, 2023
    Led to recall 23V-180