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Total NHTSA Complaints
305
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Electrical System
113 reports (37%)
Crash Incident Reports
10
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
10
5 fire • 5 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 305 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Hyundai Genesis. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 113 complaints (37% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 10 filings cite a crash, 5 cite a fire, 5 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: 305 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Electrical System accounts for 37% of submissions (113 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Exterior Lighting (43), Engine & Cooling (41).
  • • Crash Incidents: 10 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 5 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 5 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2015 Hyundai Genesis

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

Electrical System
113
37%
Exterior Lighting
43
14.1%
Engine & Cooling
41
13.4%
Brakes & Traction Control
30
9.8%
Steering System
29
9.5%
#1 37% SHARE

Electrical System

113 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 2 Crash 🔥 2 Fire 🩹 1 Injury
⚠️ 3 Associated Recall Campaigns
#2 14.1% SHARE

Exterior Lighting

43 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
#3 13.4% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

41 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

🔥 1 Fire
#4 9.8% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

30 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash 🔥 1 Fire 🩹 4 Injury
⚠️ 3 Associated Recall Campaigns
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 Genesis

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

Engine & Cooling ODI #11749032
Filed: 07/08/2026
🔥 Fire Cited

"Starter wiring burned and caused a small, localized fire in the engine compartment of the vehicle. Replacement of the starter assembly along with related engine wiring harness is necessary for vehicle operation. After mechanic review, it was determined the vehicle will catch fire upon attempt to..."

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11740461
Filed: 05/27/2026
Defect Report

"UNKNOWN, The car lose electricity, shutting down by itself, when I press start engine, or when I shut down engine, recently car shuts off while I drive it on highway, it didn't start until I jump start it, also it shows lights of ABS, and brakes auto hold, cruise control not working."

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11734938
Filed: 04/30/2026
Defect Report

"I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis. I had an over heating issue with the car in January of 2025. Took the car to an authorized dealership, and had the repair made.a month later a code appeared on my Dash it read “PSB “. I went to have my vehicles emission’s test and the car failed. I took the car to an..."

Electrical System ODI #11733724
Filed: 04/25/2026
Defect Report

"I took my car in to Tomball Hyundai due to intermittent failure of the headlight switch and the wiper switch when both of these features are set to the ‘Auto’ setting. These are very intermittent issues, but as luck would have it, it was sprinkling on my drive to the dealership on [XXX] and I was..."

Other / Miscellaneous ODI #11727835
Filed: 03/29/2026
Defect Report

"Sunroof exploded outwards towards traffic while driving on highway. It caused a loud shot gun sound which cause occupations of our vehicle to panick none the less vehicles behind us got the shattered glass. No warning signs to even look for nor hear. Have called auto places all around us to no..."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Hyundai Genesis

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2016)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Hyundai Genesis Current Page 305 10 9 Current
2016 Hyundai Genesis 102 4 5 View 2016 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Hyundai Genesis

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 84 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 53 0 1 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 28 1 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 23 4 0 1 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 16 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 12 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 12 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 12 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 11 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 10 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 10 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 7 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 6 1 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 6 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 5 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 1 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 1 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 2 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 2 0 1 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 1 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 1 0 0 1 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 1 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
TIRES,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 3 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

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

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

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

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2015 Hyundai Genesis is Electrical System, appearing in 113 records (37% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Exterior Lighting (43) and Engine & Cooling (41).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2015 Hyundai Genesis a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 305 consumer defect complaints and 9 safety recall campaigns for the 2015 Hyundai Genesis.

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 Genesis?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2015 Hyundai Genesis, 10 filings cite a crash, 5 cite smoke or fire, and 5 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 Genesis?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2015 Hyundai Genesis (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.