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.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 305 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (113 reports • 37% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Exterior Lighting (43), Engine & Cooling (41)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 10 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 5 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 5 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
305
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
10
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
5
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
5
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2015 Hyundai Genesis

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 37% of complaints

Electrical System

113 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 14.1% of complaints

Exterior Lighting

43 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
#3 Problem Area 13.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

41 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
🔥 1 fire report
#4 Problem Area 9.8% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

30 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 4 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 9.5% of complaints

Steering System

29 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Hyundai Genesis

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

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

"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..."

Incident Date: 06/06/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11740461
Filed: 05/27/2026

"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."

Incident Date: 03/11/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11734938
Filed: 04/30/2026

"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..."

Incident Date: 12/31/1969 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11733724
Filed: 04/25/2026

"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..."

Incident Date: 04/20/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11727835
Filed: 03/29/2026

"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..."

Incident Date: 03/25/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

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 →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

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 Reported Injury Entries Reported 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
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (305). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 OPEN

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
OPEN Audit Query (AQ) ODI Action #AQ23002
Opened: 2023-11-17 • Currently Active

Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires

Affected Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

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 fo...

Active federal investigation. Official NHTSA File →
Official US Government Data Provenance

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

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