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What 195 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

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 (195)Crash / fire / injury (22)Engine (66)Brakes (57)Electrical system (29)Transmission & drivetrain (28)Airbags (15)Steering (12)Speed control (10)Fuel system (8)Suspension (8)Body & structure (4)

3 of 195 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 9, 2024Electrical systemBrakesEngineFire

My car caught on fire after going to Hyundai and being told “the only thing you have to worry about is your breaks locking up. My car was parked in the driveway and caught on fire from the engine bay.

NHTSA ODI 11587947

Jan 9, 2023Electrical systemEngineFire

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway and turned off, her daughter noticed big flames of fire coming from underneath the front driver's side of the vehicle at approximately 4:00 AM. The contact stated that the fire then extended to the middle of the front end of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the fire had damaged her daughter's vehicle as it was parked next to hers. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. A fire department report was filed. The contact was unsure whether a police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle remained in the contact's driveway. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

NHTSA ODI 11500813

Sep 28, 2020Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipersCrash1 injury

I WAS DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, SOONER I CAME TO REALIZE THE HORN DOESN'T EITHER. I DIAGNOSED THE RELAY TO BE OKAY.

NHTSA ODI 11361615

Working with the data? Download all 195 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 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 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe verdict →