Hyundai Palisade reliability by year
16 recall campaigns and 2,467 owner complaints across 7 model years. Best year to buy: 2026. Year to avoid: 2021.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 2 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 7 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 32, more than the 16 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Palisade aggregated across 7 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Hyundai Palisade?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2026 Hyundai Palisade scores 9.0/10 — the strongest in the 2020–2026 range. 104 complaints on file, 3 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Hyundai Palisade year should I avoid?
The 2021 Hyundai Palisade scores 5.8/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 447 owner complaints with NHTSA, 6 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2021 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Hyundai Palisade should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2022 (high-risk ownership — visibility: 44 complaints, classified severe); 2020 (high-risk ownership — powertrain: 39 complaints, classified severe). The cleaner years on the data are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Hyundai Palisade are tracked?
7 model years (2020 through 2026) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 16 distinct recall campaigns and 2,467 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 32 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Hyundai Palisade?
brakes is the most-reported category — 356 complaints across 6 model years. Average shop repair runs about $450.