Hyundai Palisade
Problems & Worst Years

Six years in, the Hyundai Palisade's complaint pattern has shifted noticeably, and buyers cross-shopping different model years should know they're looking at two somewhat different vehicles from a reliability standpoint. The 2020 launch year drew 282 complaints, led overwhelmingly by windshields cracking without any impact (118 reports, plus another 30 under a nearly identical title), with high oil consumption (34 reports) and rear shock suspension issues (19 reports) trailing behind. From 2021 through 2023, the story becomes about interior safety equipment: seat belt malfunctions, seatbelts unlatching or unbuckling on their own, and sunroofs shattering or malfunctioning appear as the top complaints in all three years, with several explicitly rated safety-critical — 2022 alone saw sunroofs shattering spontaneously 34 times and seatbelts unlatching 29 times, both flagged for safety, while 2023 added a brake system malfunction (21 reports) into the mix.

Then the pattern changes again. The 2024 model year is the most concerning in this file by ratio: 7 of its 9 logged problems are safety-rated, headlined by anti-lock brake system malfunctions at a striking 110 reports, brake failure at low speeds on uneven surfaces (63 reports, also safety-flagged), and steering wheel shaking severe enough to be called uncontrollable (29 reports). The 2025 model year continues that brake-system focus — ABS malfunction (20 reports), brake failure on uneven surfaces (19 reports), and brake pedal issues (11 reports) all recur, and with 14 of 19 logged problems rated safety-critical, it carries the highest safety-complaint density of any Palisade year in this data.

One recall campaign, 25V607, appears against every single model year from 2020 through 2025, suggesting a long-running issue Hyundai has addressed with an ongoing or expanded campaign; additional recalls — 22V353, 23V415, 23V526, and 24V106 — cover more specific years. Given how concentrated the ABS and brake complaints are in 2024 and 2025 specifically, anyone considering those model years should confirm recall completion status before buying and have the braking system inspected directly rather than relying on a test drive alone. Earlier years deserve their own scrutiny of sunroof and seat belt hardware. Remember that these counts reflect owner-filed reports rather than a lab-measured failure rate, and that a thorough pre-purchase inspection matters more than model year alone.