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2012 Hyundai Veloster

For every car sold, owners filed more complaints about the 2012 Veloster than about the typical Veloster year: 1.9 times as many. Among the 3 Veloster years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2016 (1.33 per 1,000 sold) and the most about this one, the 2012 (2.47).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

2.47 per 1,000

1.9 times this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 94 complaints filed in the first three years, of 296 ever. 95% lower bound 1.97.

This year’s generation (2012–2017) drew 1.22 complaints per 1,000 sold taken together, against 2.27 for the 2019–2022 generation.

Every Veloster model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years
This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 1.33

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20122.4794
20131.7761
20140.216
20150.318
20161.3336
20170.4710
20191.2615
20201.3213
20214.2719
20228.4317

Issues owners of the 2012 Veloster report

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 61 complaints

knocking1626%
sound1016%

Visibility 55 complaints

sunroof3869%
exploded3055%
sunroof exploded1425%

When it breaks

36% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 55,000 miles, from 230 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

2 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 10 complaints about this component over roughly 0 months before an investigation opened.

Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires

Questions buyers ask about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

Is 2012 a good year or a bad year for the Veloster?

For every car sold, owners filed more complaints about the 2012 Veloster than about the typical Veloster year: 1.9 times as many. Among the 3 Veloster years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2016 (1.33 per 1,000 sold) and the most about this one, the 2012 (2.47). The typical year is the median across its model years.

What problems does the 2012 Veloster have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Engine (61), Visibility (55), Steering (42). The phrases they used are listed above.

Is the 2012 Veloster reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Veloster years: for every car sold, owners filed more complaints about the 2012 Veloster than about the typical Veloster year: 1.9 times as many.

Which Veloster year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2016, at 1.33 per 1,000 sold. Every Veloster year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Veloster.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is checked by hand against its source table, not against an outside figure.