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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 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 (7)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Tires (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)

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Apr 24, 2017Transmission & drivetrain

MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING, SOMETIMES THE GEAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN AND YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT.. CAR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED IT. CAR HAS 15,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 10980211

Working with the data? Download all 7 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 2016 Hyundai Genesis Coupe verdict →