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Total NHTSA Complaints
9
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
4 reports (44.4%)
Crash Incident Reports
1
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
2
0 fire • 2 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 9 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Hyundai Azera. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (44.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 9 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech accounts for 44.4% of submissions (4 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Powertrain & Transmission (3), Steering System (3).
  • • Crash Incidents: 1 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2015 Hyundai Azera

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
4
44.4%
Powertrain & Transmission
3
33.3%
Steering System
3
33.3%
Engine & Cooling
2
22.2%
Electrical System
1
11.1%
#1 44.4% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash 🩹 3 Injury
#2 33.3% SHARE

Powertrain & Transmission

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

🩹 2 Injury
#3 33.3% SHARE

Steering System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 22.2% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Federal Oversight

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

Formal engineering analyses and preliminary evaluations opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

ODI Action #AQ23002 OPEN Audit Query (AQ)
Opened: 2023-11-17 • Active
Subject / Subsystem
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
Affected Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Recall Linkage
No direct recall linkage
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.
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Hyundai Azera

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11701018
Filed: 11/22/2025
Defect Report

"Engine has a timing belt issue since 70,000 miles where it will rattle when it starts Transmission is going out BEFORE 100,000 miles"

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11629867
Filed: 12/10/2024
Defect Report

"This is happened too many times even though in frequent and it is very unsafe when it happens on the open road as the steering will be completely unavailable most likely relative to the eps. No incident yet but that is only because I’m a good driver, but it sure is unsafe and scary and something..."

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11531295
Filed: 07/10/2023
Defect Report

"I have made sure that the oil was changed on my 2015 Hyundai Azera. It has consistantly used oil. And now , I noticed a disturbing sound under the hood. Now, i have found metal shavings in my oil. This is a Theta engine. 6 cylinder. And according to the internet. Since 2011, Hyundai engines have..."

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11516132
Filed: 04/08/2023
🩹 2 Injuries

"My Vehicle has no warning signs lights that it has an problem/issue to warn. When driving to 30mpg the vehicle does a forceful jerk forward to a stop causing whiplash effect to driver and passengers. When vehicle comes to a near stop to traffic or light it creates the same effect. This is a..."

Steering System ODI #11511422
Filed: 03/12/2023
Defect Report

"When traveling at speeds above 50 mph, my steering has a dead-spot, on-center. At this steering position when trying to keep the car straight on the road or highway, the steering wheel sticks and requires force to keep my car heading straight."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Hyundai Azera

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2017)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Hyundai Azera Current Page 9 1 1 Current
2016 Hyundai Azera 15 1 1 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Hyundai Azera 12 1 1 View 2017 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Hyundai Azera

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 2 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 1 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2015 Hyundai Azera

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2015 Hyundai Azera

What are the most common reported problems with the 2015 Hyundai Azera?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2015 Hyundai Azera is Driver Assistance & Safety Tech, appearing in 4 records (44.4% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Powertrain & Transmission (3) and Steering System (3).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2015 Hyundai Azera a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 9 consumer defect complaints and 1 safety recall campaign for the 2015 Hyundai Azera.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2015 Hyundai Azera?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2015 Hyundai Azera, 1 filing cites a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 2 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2015 Hyundai Azera?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2015 Hyundai Azera (1 currently open).

Federal defect investigations are formal engineering evaluations opened when safety defect trends emerge, and do not by themselves establish a confirmed defect or mandatory recall.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Registry
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.