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What 295 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (295)Crash / fire / injury (39)Visibility & wipers (67)Engine (61)Steering (42)Electrical system (38)Transmission & drivetrain (31)Brakes (27)Body & structure (25)Speed control (15)Airbags (12)Wheels (12)

1 of 295 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 29, 2024SteeringElectrical systemFire

Over the last year, I’ve had to purchase three air conditioner switches after driving for several years with it being out the first one we replaced caused a small electrical fire as did all of the others. This has been an ongoing issue not just with my car, but my sister‘s in-laws who is a 2014 model I looked online. It has been reported over the years basically since the cars come out of this same issue can you please Issue a safety recall before somebody’s house or vehicle or both catches fire completely. This is not safe at all. I have already put in a request for the safety recall on several other occasions this is unacceptable unsafe and a very large problem across the United States since this vehicle has come out please do something.

NHTSA ODI 11627898

Working with the data? Download all 295 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 15, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Hyundai Veloster verdict →