Hyundai Palisade Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Hyundai Palisade model year from 2020 to 2026, benchmarked against each other with 3,231 federal complaints, 16 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
No standout lemon years. Complaint volume for the Palisade is fairly even across the range.
The method in one line: every NHTSA complaint for this model is counted, weighted for crashes, fires, injuries, and deaths, and each year is measured against the Palisade's own worst year — full methodology.
Under investigation. Federal regulators currently have an open defect investigation on the Hyundai Palisade.
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The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Other tops the Hyundai Palisade file with 413 complaints, concentrated in the 2020–2023 model years, most often reported around 4,250 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Too early to call | 158 | 3 | Seats & interior | 25 |
| 2025 | Too early to call | 354 | 3 | Brakes & stability | 51 |
| 2024 | Early warning signs | 524 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 76 |
| 2023 | Below average | 553 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 71 |
| 2022 | Below average | 392 | 5 | Seat belts | 53 |
| 2021 | Below average | 544 | 6 | Seat belts | 77 |
| 2020 | Below average | 706 | 5 | Engine | 100 |
Technical service bulletins
Beyond complaints and recalls, 561 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions — are on file for the Hyundai Palisade. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
Browse the Hyundai Palisade TSB list by year →
Questions buyers ask
What Hyundai Palisade years should I avoid?
No Hyundai Palisade year stands out as a lemon in federal complaint records; complaint volume is fairly even across the range.
What is the most common Hyundai Palisade problem?
Other tops the Hyundai Palisade file with 413 complaints, concentrated in the 2020–2023 model years, most often reported around 4,250 miles.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Hyundai Palisade only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.