Genesis GV70
Registered from 2022 to 2027.
About this model
The Genesis GV70 is a compact luxury D-segment crossover SUV manufactured by Korean luxury automaker Genesis, a luxury vehicle division of Hyundai. Internally codenamed JK1, it is the second SUV model from the brand after the mid-size GV80.
From the Wikipedia article Genesis GV70, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Fuel/propulsion system: more complaints than 95% of 2022 cars — 29% of its 91 complaints, where an ordinary 2022 car has 8%.
- Vehicle speed control: more complaints than 93% of 2022 cars — 11% of its 91 complaints, where an ordinary 2022 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · 232 Wh/km |
| 2026 | 375 hp · 2050 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · 236 Wh/km · Suv, 4-door |
| 2025 | 375 hp · 2050 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · 231 Wh/km · Suv, 4-door |
| 2024 | 375 hp · 2050 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · 231 Wh/km · Suv, 4-door |
| 2023 | 375 hp · 2050 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 300 hp · 2050 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
27% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
21V796000
An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.
23V094000
An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 2023. For GV60 owners, Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed April 14, 2023. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 012G. This recall supersedes and expands recall number 21V-796. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 21V-796 will need to have the new remedy completed.
23V630000
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 016G.
24V282000
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 7, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 022G. This recall is an expansion of recall number 23V-630.
26V229000
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning July 20, 2026. Owners may contact Genesis customer service at 844-340-9741. Genesis' number for this recall is 033G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 11, 2026.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture
Recall query, opened August 2022, closed May 2023.
Became recall 23V094000.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Genesis filed 2 bulletins about the 2027 GV70.
- Electrical system: 2
- Certain GV70 (JK1) vehicles may experience an intermittent A/C inoperative condition when the engine is started after the air conditioner has been operated with the ignition switch in the ON… · August 2026
- Certain GV70 (JK1) vehicles may experience an intermittent A/C inoperative condition when the engine is started after the air conditioner has been operated with the ignition switch in the ON… · August 2026
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.