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2026 Hyundai Tucson Brakes Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
23%of 64 total for the year
Median mileage
2,350miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the brakes of the 2026 Hyundai Tucson, 23% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,350 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“My Gf was driving car coming up on stopped traffic when automatic braking engaged slamming on brakes for no reason causing the car behind to rear end my vehicle, My Gf was transported to hospital with 4 broken ribs with each rib having multiple fractures, She was in ICU for 2 days and total of 4 days. She has had to go back for another 1 day stay for pain and breathing difficulty.”

NHTSA complaint #11754733, filed 2026-08

“The brakes pushed down to the floor before the collision and wouldn’t stop the car my passenger was injured no warning system on the collision prevention and nothing engaged my foot was on the floor and there was about a 10 second delay before the brakes kicked in it’s all on dash cam”

NHTSA complaint #11721876, filed 2026-03

“I was parking my 2 month old car going only about 5 mph & had to press the brake all the way to the floor to stop. There were no warning lights. I had it towed to the dealership & the tow driver confirmed that there was a lot of play in the pedal. The dealership had it for almost a month & could not duplicate the issue or find the problem. I am afraid it will happen again. Hopefully, if so, it will be at a low speed again.”

NHTSA complaint #11724487, filed 2026-03

“3 times my car have braked while im driving causing my whole car to jerk 2 of the time i hit my head and my knuckle and finger got hurt and was bleeding I have pictures but they are not allowing me”

NHTSA complaint #11735515, filed 2026-05

“Safety Risk: While traveling at approximately 25 MPH on the I-495 (way to work) the vehicle initiated a full-force emergency braking event (Phantom Braking) without any warning. There were absolutely no obstacles, vehicles, or pedestrians in the roadway ahead. This sudden, unprovoked stop nearly caused a rear-end collision with the vehicle following closely behind, putting myself and other car at immediate risk of injury. There were no issues in front of me - only a straight road and I was not tailgating anyone.”

NHTSA complaint #11732885, filed 2026-04

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20261523%
20254014%
20241616%
20231914%
2022349%
20211215%
20204425%
201911831%
20184211%
2017484%
2016503%
20156629%
20145628%
20134115%
20123514%
20113427%
20101424%
2008716%
2007711%
20061511%
2005158%

Other parts of the 2026 Hyundai Tucson

Forward collision avoidance
34 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2026 Hyundai Tucson

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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