Hyundai Veracruz
Registered from 2007 to 2013.
About this model
The Hyundai Veracruz, also known as the Hyundai ix55 in the European Union and Russia, is a mid-size crossover that was manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai from 2006 to 2015. The Veracruz was sold in the United States, Canada, South Korea, China, Morocco, South America and the Middle East.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Veracruz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Engine and engine cooling: more complaints than 99% of 2012 cars — 25% of its 65 complaints, where an ordinary 2012 car has 2%.
- Hydraulic: more complaints than 99% of 2012 cars — 12% of its 65 complaints, where an ordinary 2012 car has 1%.
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
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 260 hp · 2010 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway |
| 2011 | 260 hp · 2010 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway |
| 2010 | 260 hp · 2010 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2009 | 2009 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2008 | 2009 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2007 | 2204 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
49% of 2012 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.
14V415000
If the alternator is damaged, the charging system warning lamp in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the engine will lose power and the vehicle will eventually stop operating while being driven. An unexpected failure of motive power while driving increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect/repair or replace the alternator and the front valve cover gasket, free of charge. Hyundai sent out an interim letter to owners on September 3, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 121.
20V705000
An inoperative charging system can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the valve cover gasket and repair it as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 7, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 197.
23V651000
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.
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.
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
Audit query, opened November 2023, still open.
Stop lamp switch failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2009, closed April 2009.
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.
Hyundai filed 46 bulletins about the 2012 Veracruz.
- Electrical system: 10
- Engine and engine cooling: 6
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 4
- Air bags: 3
- Equipment: 3
- Power train: 3
- Steering: 3
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 2
- Visibility: 2
- Wheels: 2
- Other: 8
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile… · May 2026
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo… · May 2026
- This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the… · November 2025
- A class settlement against Hyundai Motor America (“HMA”) that had alleged that certain 2011 – 2022 model year Hyundai vehicles that were not equipped with an engine immobilizer (called the “Class… · June 2024
- A class settlement against Hyundai Motor America (“HMA”) that had alleged that certain 2011 – 2022 model year Hyundai vehicles that were not equipped with an engine immobilizer (called the “Class… · May 2024
- This bulletin contains information about the proper removal of the windshield wiper blade protective cover on all models. If the protective cover is not removed correctly, there is a possibility of… · March 2024
- Hyundai has launched an anti-theft software upgrade and window decal campaign (Campaign 993), combined with an anti-theft steering wheel lock campaign (Campaign P32), and anti-theft ignition cylinder… · March 2024
- Hyundai has launched an anti-theft software upgrade and window decal campaign (Campaign 993), combined with an anti-theft steering wheel lock campaign (Campaign P32), and anti-theft ignition cylinder… · March 2024
38 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.