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What owners complain about
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Seller kit
Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 2014 Hyundai Tucson, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2014 Hyundai Tucson, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
2 recalls on file, 1 saying do not drive or park outside
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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2014 Hyundai Tucson costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Brakes
Feb 3, 2022 · Recall 22V056000Park outside.NHTSA says: Away from buildings until it is fixed: a fire risk.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.
What can happen
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 218.
Air bags
May 13, 2014 · Recall 14V245000
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Hyundai Tucson vehicles manufactured January 3, 2011, through December 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the air bag assembly installed in the steering wheel may come loose from its mounting.
What can happen
An air bag assembly that is not properly mounted may result in an increased risk of injury to the driver in the event of a crash.
The fix
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts that secure the driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 118.
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed May 28, 2014 to Sep 28, 2026. 59% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 4 crashes, 3 fires and 3 injuries in these complaints.
Engine114 · 56%Usually costly to fix
Brakes56 · 28%
Electrical15 · 7%
What one owner wrote about the engine
Complete engine failure in July of 2024. When the car was sold to us it was under recall and not repaired and we were not told there was a recall. When the engine failed we were told we were at fault because we failed to get the recall addressed.
Filed Aug 26, 2026NHTSA complaint 117597481 of 18 owner quotes
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14 more parts, and 18 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2014 Hyundai Tucson, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Transmission and drivetrain, Body and frame.
The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 75 complaints of 203 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last.
EngineCostly70,000 to 115,000 mi
Half of these 51 complaints came between about 70,000 and 115,000 miles, the middle one around 95,000.
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Mileage for 1 more part
The mileage band for every part owners name, and your car's miles laid across them.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 2 recalls on file. One of them says not to drive the car, or to park it outside, until it is fixed. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the engine. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look hard at the engine. It is usually costly to fix.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the engine.
Start it cold if you can. Listen for knocking or ticking, and watch for warning lights and smoke.
About as many owner complaints as a typical year. Still get it inspected.
Confidence: Medium
The typical year comes from only 5 years.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 72 complaints, the median of 5 nearby years, leaving out 2016, 2017 and 2018, which were high themselves. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 2013; this one had 62.
8 Worthy, 5 Maybe, 7 Pass, of 22 years on file
Our take: worth a look.Owners filed about as many complaints as in a typical year of this model, and one recall says park it outside until it is fixed.
