IllustrationPaint peeling issue on hood. Filed for Hyundai to repair last 12/24, Hyundai denied claim 12/20/2024, without detailed reasons. Secondary extended warranty is suppose to be for 10 years regardless of mileage.p Hyundai case# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2017 Hyundai Veloster
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Veloster do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 85.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
100–25K
425–50K
450–75K
375–100K
2100–150K
2150K+
25 reports with mileage · 25 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Structure complaints
6 reportsWhite paint peeling on hood.
My cars battery continues to die with a check engine light coming on constantly. The vehicle continues to hesitate. The car door mounting lock broke while driving while my toddler was in the back of the vehicle and the door flew open on a road.
PASSENGER DOOR STARTED CREAKING UPON OPENING AND CLOSING MEANWHILE MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD , AS WELL AS MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GETS STUCK AND GETS OFF TRACK WHICH I HAVE TO PULL UP MY WINDOW TO CLOSE . I KNOW A FEW MORE PEOPLE WITH A 2015-2017 VELOSTER AND THEY ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES.
PANORAMIC SUN ROOF SHATTERED TODAY, 8 JAN 2019. MY CAR HAS 14, 200 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE TOP OF MY CAR (ON THE SUN ROOF). AFTER MY CAR WAS WARMED UP (AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT), I HEARD A STRANGE CRACKLING TYPE NOISE. I DID NOT SUSPECT IT WAS GLASS UNTIL I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEN HEARD PIECES OF SOMETH…
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PANORAMIC SUN ROOF SHATTERED TODAY, 8 JAN 2019. MY CAR HAS 14, 200 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE TOP OF MY CAR (ON THE SUN ROOF). AFTER MY CAR WAS WARMED UP (AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT), I HEARD A STRANGE CRACKLING TYPE NOISE. I DID NOT SUSPECT IT WAS GLASS UNTIL I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEN HEARD PIECES OF SOMETHING FALLING ONTO THE PROTECTIVE/RETRACTABLE CURTAIN OF MY SUNROOF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS CRACKED WITH PIECES FALLING ONTO THE CURTAIN.
PULLING AWAY FROM RESIDENCE AND UPON TRYING TO OPEN SUN ROOF IT SHATTERED. VEHICLE BELONGS TO GRAND DAUGHTER AND SHE WAS DRIVING.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.