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2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 146 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, most often about the driver assistance (55% of complaints, typically around 7,000 miles). It is the most complained-about Tucson Hybrid model year since 2000 and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid problems
Driver assistance
80 complaints · 55%Half of these problems showed up before 7,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking, warnings, adaptive cruise control, assist.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 - 35 MPH, the forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking system activated and applied the brakes unintendedly. The contact stated that the forward collision avoidance message was displayed. The contact stated…
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the lane assist suddenly steered the vehicle to the right while the road was curving to the left. The contact manually steered the vehicle to avoid a crash. The contact learned that the lane…
Electrical
54 complaints · 37%Parts named most often: 12v/24v/48v battery.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while starting vehicle, the instrument panel displayed a blank screen. The contact received notification of nthsa campaign number: 26v400000 (electrical system); and associated the failure with the recall; however, the part to do the recall repair was not…
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai tucson. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 26v400000 (electrical system) and 26v316000 (forward collision avoidance); however, approximately 15 minutes after the software updates were completed, the lane keep assist failed intermittently, causing…
Other or unspecified
27 complaints · 19%Speed control
26 complaints · 18%Backup camera
10 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: warnings, rearview system braking.
Brakes
9 complaints · 6%The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to make a left turn in a line of other vehicles, the brakes locked up and the vehicle came to an immediate stop. The contact stated that vehicle drove normally after the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
Engine
8 complaints · 6%Transmission
5 complaints · 3%
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid recalls
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
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.
Full defect summary
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."
Driver assistance: automatic emergency braking
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.
Full defect summary
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.
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
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.
Full defect summary
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."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid
- What are the most common problems with the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: driver assistance (80 complaints, typically around 7,000 miles); electrical (54 complaints); other or unspecified (27 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from June 23, 2026 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2025 a bad year for the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid?
- It is the most complained-about Tucson Hybrid model year since 2000, with 146 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.