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2025 Genesis GV80 Seats Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
11%of 19 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2025 Genesis GV80, 11% of the 19 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to file a safety complaint regarding the second-row seat controls in a Genesis GV80. Specifically, I have experienced a potentially dangerous issue involving the automatic seat-folding mechanism being activated unintentionally. In our vehicle, the button used to move or fold the second-row seat can be easily pressed accidentally—for example, by a child’s knee while entering the vehicle. When this occurs, the seat begins moving automatically without adequately detecting whether the seat is occupied. …”

NHTSA complaint #11726060, filed 2026-03

“Twice my 4 year old grandson has had the foldable seats begin to fold while he was sitting in the chair. Once, while in his car seat and once while the car was parked in the garage while he sat in the rear seat. Both times were accidental. The first time he accidentally pushed the button reaching for a toy, the second time his shoe hit the button while he was climbing into the car to sit. …”

NHTSA complaint #11723721, filed 2026-03

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025211%
202416%
202337%
202249%
202112%

Other parts of the 2025 Genesis GV80

Electrical system
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Lane departure
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Genesis GV80

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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