Selling a junk Hyundai Genesis
Any Genesis sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Hyundai Genesis
NHTSA has 1,729 owner complaints on file for the Hyundai Genesis, model years 2008 to 2018, the 206th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (309, 18%), electrical system (274, 16%), engine (216, 12%). 105 complaints involved a crash, 27 a fire, and 60 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 55,000 miles. The 2015 model year has the most complaints (414). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Hyundai Genesis by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 310 | Brakes | 24 | 5 | 3 | 64,500 |
| 2010 | 115 | Brakes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 54,000 |
| 2011 | 164 | Brakes | 15 | 5 | 3 | 66,212 |
| 2012 | 364 | Engine | 12 | 1 | 2 | 61,000 |
| 2013 | 188 | Engine | 24 | 3 | 0 | 42,000 |
| 2014 | 31 | Engine | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 414 | Electrical system | 14 | 4 | 6 | 35,251 |
| 2016 | 138 | Electrical system | 5 | 7 | 3 | 42,500 |
| 2018 | 4 | Wheels | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Hyundai Genesis recalls
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for electrical system (3), lights (2), brakes (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2015 model year, electrical system (campaign 24V107000, Feb 2024): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Genesis, 2017-2019 Genesis G80, Genesis G90, and 2019 Genesis G70 vehicles. Water may enter the starter solenoid and cause an electrical short, which can res…
- 2015 model year, brakes (campaign 21V160000, Mar 2021): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and short circuit.
- 2015 model year, parking brake (campaign 17V359000, Jun 2017): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in t…
- 2015 model year, electrical system (campaign 16V575000, Aug 2016): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015 Genesis sedans manufactured February 1, 2015, through May 20, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a seven-inch TFT-LCD instrument cluster tha…
- 2012 model year, visibility and wipers (campaign 16V117000, Feb 2016): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured August 1, 2011, to April 30, 2012, and 2011-2013 Equus vehicles manufactured July 10, 2011, to June 12, 2012. The windshi…
What a Hyundai Genesis is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Genesis on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Hyundai Genesis worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Genesis gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Hyundai Genesis that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Hyundai Genesis?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Hyundai Genesis numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.