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2016 Hyundai Genesis Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
11%of 97 total for the year
Median mileage
46,600miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2016 Hyundai Genesis, 11% of the 97 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,600 miles.

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.

“When driving at night with headlights on auto, I put the turn signal on, and all lights (interior, dash, and headlights) randomly go out. This also happens randomly at night when changing lanes (using turn signal) and I must quickly turn them on manually. This specifically happens when using turn signal stalk, all lights will turn off unexpectedly. Big safety hazard for driving at night.”

NHTSA complaint #11318995, filed 2020-03, 61,000 miles

“While driving the other night, my headlights turned off on their own. The headlight setting was set to auto and they flickered twice before shutting all the way off. At this time I was on a dark road without streetlights. The only way to remedy immediately was to turn the headlight setting to on rather than auto. This also happened this morning as it was raining but I figured that was due to gloomy weather.”

NHTSA complaint #11350639, filed 2020-08, 42,200 miles

“While driving 70 MPH on a highway at night all the interior lighting, dash, and headlights went completely out for three seconds then came back on. We slowed down but this happened three times before we reached our destination. Took it to the dealer who was able to recreate the problem and repair the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10992497, filed 2017-05, 3,500 miles

“Headlights are set in 'auto' mode, but erratically/sporadically with no rhyme or reason, they will shut off, then turn on. One time I was able to record the event on my phone (available is requested). But another time they turned off then on (like I was flashing my lights) while driving. Another car was trying to enter traffic and thought I was flashing him to enter, resulting with me hard-braking to avoid hitting the entering car. …”

NHTSA complaint #10967726, filed 2017-03, 10,000 miles

“When driving at night with headlights on auto, I put the turn signal on, and all lights (interior, dash, and headlights) randomly go out. This also happens randomly at night when changing lanes (using turn signal) and I must quickly turn them on manually. It is very frightening and has happened several times so I took it to chantilly Hyundai and they could not recreate it so did nothing. This is a significant safety issue and has been reported to the NHTSA 5 times, by different people all over the country. Something has to be done.”

NHTSA complaint #11299364, filed 2020-01, 60,000 miles

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20161111%
20154315%
2014314%
201322%
2012249%
2011119%
20101315%
20092410%

Other parts of the 2016 Hyundai Genesis

Electrical system
29 complaintsEngine
27 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Hyundai Genesis

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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