Hyundai Veloster - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Hyundai Veloster owners have reported a total of 1,745 problems for their cars built in the 10 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Hyundai Veloster. The 2013 Hyundai Veloster cars have the most problems reported (570 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Hyundai Veloster

Model Year	Number of Problems
2022 Veloster	9
2021 Veloster	15
2020 Veloster	29
2019 Veloster	62
2017 Veloster	66
2016 Veloster	291
2015 Veloster	183
2014 Veloster	117
2013 Veloster	570
2012 Veloster	403

🔍 Common problems of Hyundai Veloster

The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Hyundai Veloster cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (541 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (206 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Hyundai Veloster

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	541
Equipment	206
Electrical System	204
Power Train	144
Steering	123
Visibility	89
Service Brakes	83
Structure	72
Other Fuel System	63
Vehicle Speed Control	50

Air Bag	44
Wheel	21
Suspension	20
Exterior Lighting	17
Lane Departure	16
Seat Belt	10
Electronic Stability Control	8
Forward Collision Avoidance	7
Tire	5
Unknown Or Other	4
Gasoline Fuel System	4
Seats	4
Latches/locks/linkage	3
	2
Parking Brake	2
Back Over Prevention	2
Traction Control System	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Hyundai Veloster of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Veloster model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Hyundai Veloster model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Veloster Model Years

Veloster Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	9	2,778	4	0.81
2021	15	2,150	5	1.40
2020	29	10,837	6	0.45
2019	62	16,179	7	0.55
2017	66	16,462	9	0.45
2016	291	40,561	10	0.72
2015	183	20,806	11	0.80
2014	117	19,222	12	0.51
2013	570	51,734	13	0.85
2012	403	31,041	14	0.93

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Hyundai Veloster is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2022 Veloster	5
2021 Veloster	8
2020 Veloster	2
2019 Veloster	14
2017 Veloster	2
2016 Veloster	28
2015 Veloster	11
2014 Veloster	4
2013 Veloster	42
2012 Veloster	77

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