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2016 Hyundai Genesis

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2016 Hyundai Genesis do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 109.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

51 reports with mileage · 45 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

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10,890 miles · Feb 4, 2017
Unknown Or Other

I TOOK A FOUR YEAR LEASE ON A NEW 2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8, FULLY LOADED INCLUDING BLUELINK NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. DEALER SAID THAT THE UPDATES AND DOWNLOADS OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE INSTALLED "REMOTELY" ON MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT, THE 4 YEAR PREPAID BLUELINK NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM CANNOT DO UPDATES ON MY PAR…

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I TOOK A FOUR YEAR LEASE ON A NEW 2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8, FULLY LOADED INCLUDING BLUELINK NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. DEALER SAID THAT THE UPDATES AND DOWNLOADS OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE INSTALLED "REMOTELY" ON MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND OUT, THE 4 YEAR PREPAID BLUELINK NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM CANNOT DO UPDATES ON MY PARTICULAR VIN#. IT DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT NAVIGATION AND DISPLAY INSTALLED. WHEN I CALLED BLUELINK EMERGENCY NUMBER, I WAS ON THE PHONE FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAR NOR LOCATE ME BY MY PHONE NUMBER. TOTALLY MISLEADING AND DECEPTIVE REPRESENTATION BY THE DEALER. HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND BLUELINK (OWNED BY HYUNDAI) DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OTHER THAN TAKE MY NAME OFF THEIR MAILING LIST OF UPDATES AVAILABLE SO I WOULD NOT BECOME AGITATED OR ANNOYED WHEN THE E-MAILS WERE SENT NOTIFYING OF UPDATES AVAILABLE!

NHTSA ODI #10949577

3,500 miles · Jan 27, 2017
Unknown Or Other

STRONG MOLD SMELL FROM THE AC SYSTEM

NHTSA ODI #10947915

204 miles · Dec 24, 2015
EngineUnknown Or Other

I PURCHASEDA2016 HYUNDIA GENESIS ON DEC. 17, 2015. I ENROLLED IN THEIR BLINK SERVICE THAT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENROLL IN THEIR REMOTE CAR STARTING SERVICE THAT IS AN ADDED SERVICE TO THEIR BLINK CONNECT SERVICE. WE WERE UNABLE TO ADD THE REMOTE PACKAGE DUE TO AN INTERNET SERVER PROBLEM. WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN …

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I PURCHASEDA2016 HYUNDIA GENESIS ON DEC. 17, 2015. I ENROLLED IN THEIR BLINK SERVICE THAT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENROLL IN THEIR REMOTE CAR STARTING SERVICE THAT IS AN ADDED SERVICE TO THEIR BLINK CONNECT SERVICE. WE WERE UNABLE TO ADD THE REMOTE PACKAGE DUE TO AN INTERNET SERVER PROBLEM. WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN THE REMOTE STARTING SERVICE UNTIL DEC 21. ON THE MORNING OF 12/23 I LOGGED ON TO THE SMARTPHONE APP AND PROCEEDED TO REMOTE START MY CAR FOR 2 MINUTES. MY CAR WAS PARKED 3 CAR DETACHED GARAGE WITH DOUBLE DOOR GARAGE DOOR OPENED. I STOOD AT BACKDOOR TO WATCH THE CAR START SUCCESSFULLY. I WALKED AWAY AND 5 MINUTES LATER I WHEN TO SEE THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. IT WAS NOT. I LEFT MY GARAGE DOOR OPENED. I WAS IN MY OFFICE AND AT 1:10 PM MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WHO CAN ALSO SEE MY GARAGE FROM BACK OF HER HOUSE TO TELL ME THE LIGHTS ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN ON FOR LONG TIME. SHE KNEW I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THAT MY LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND MY CAR WITH THE LIGHTS ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED THAT I WAS LOW ON FUEL. I TURNED OFF CAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HYUNDIA CUSTOMER CARE AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE TO REPORT MY EXTREME CONCERN. BEFORE I PURCHASED I CALLED HYUNDIA TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CAR HAD AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF PROGRAM SYSTEM. I SAW A 60 MIN REPORT ON PEOPLE WHO DIED AFTER FORGETTING TO TURN OFF CAR WITH KEY LESS STARTERS AND THEIR CARS DID NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF PROGRAM. THE HYINDIA CUSTOMER REP TOOK MY REPORT TOLD ME TO HAVE DEALER SERVICE CHECK SYSTEM AND ALSO TURNED ME OVER TO A BLINK REP WHO I REPORTED THE INCIDENCE TO WITH ALL THE DETAILS WHO GAVE ME THE CASE NUMBER OF BL000293583. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE AND NOTE THAT THEIR WAS 7/8 OF A TANK LEFT.CAR HAD TO BE RUNNING FOR HOURS TO USE THAT MUCH GAS B4 I SHUT CAR OFF.

NHTSA ODI #10812061

Official recalls

3

24V107000 · Electrical System:starter Assembly:solenoid

Feb 13, 2024

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Genesis, 2017-2019 Genesis G80, Genesis G90, and 2019 Genesis G70 vehicles. Water may enter the starter solenoid and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a remedy relay kit in the engine junction box, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 254(H) and 018G(G).

21V160000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Mar 10, 2021

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and short circuit.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An electrical short circuit inside the ABS module could cause an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 6, 2021. Owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 201 and 006G.

17V359000 · Parking Brake:indicator Light

Jun 5, 2017

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in the dash due to corrosion in the switch.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the parking brake indicator is not illuminated when the parking brake is applied, the driver may operate the vehicle with the parking brake partially engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the parking brake switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 164.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

AQ23002 · Hyundai And Kia Abs Module Fires

Opened Nov 17, 2023 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured by the equipment supplier Mando. The Part 573 Recall Reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions for the same or similar equipment supplied by Mando. Safety recalls included in this Audit Query (AQ) review include: Hyundai recalls 20V-520, 20V-543, 21V-161, 21V-160, 21V-303, 22V-056, 22V-810, and 23V-651. Kia recalls 16V-815, 20V-518, 20V-519, 21V-137, 21V-331, 22V-051, 22V-800, and 23V-652 The purpose of this AQ is to evaluate the timeliness and scoping of Hyundai and Kia’s defect decision making and adherence with reporting requirements; and understand the varying defect descriptions and remedies between these recalls.