The best Palisade years to buy are 2021 and 2022. Avoid the 2020: the first year drew the most complaints, led by oil consumption and cracked windshields. Like its Kia twin, it draws more complaints than most midsize SUVs.
Best years: 20212022 Years to avoid: 2020
Every Palisade year compared
Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold. Lower is better. The newest years have had less time to collect complaints, so they are marked too new to judge.
Year by year
About the Palisade
The Palisade is Hyundai's three-row SUV, launched for 2020 with a 3.8-liter V6 and eight-speed automatic, and shares much of its design with the Kia Telluride. The 2020 drew the most complaints, mostly oil consumption and windshields that crack from small impacts. Later years drew many reports of second-row seat belts that are hard to buckle and child lock faults.
- 2020-2022: Launch years. Oil use, windshield and seat belt complaints.
- 2023 on: Refresh with new styling and XRT trim.
Palisade warranty extensions and special coverage
Carmakers sometimes extend the warranty on a part that fails too often, or pay for a fix outside a recall. These notices come from the dealer bulletins Hyundai files with NHTSA. 212 Palisade bulletins are on file in total.
Certain 2020 - 2024MY vehicles may experience seat belts that are twisted due to excessive space in the D-ring.
Certain 2020 - 2024MY Palisade (LX2) vehicles may experience seat belts that are twisted due to excessive space in the D-ring.
Certain 2020 2024 model year Hyundai Palisade vehicles may experience seat belts that are twisted due to excessive space in the D-ring.
Certain 2020-2025MY Palisade (LX2) vehicles may experience abnormal seat belt buckle(s) operation.
Certain 2020 2025 model year Palisade vehicles may experience abnormal seat belt buckle(s) operation.
Certain Palisade (LX2) vehicles may exhibit a clunking or thumping noise from the rear of the vehicle while driving over rough roads.
Some Palisade (LX2) vehicles may exhibit engine oil leakage at the engine oil filter housing assembly due to deterioration of the housing seal.
Certain 2020 2024 model year Palisade vehicles may exhibit a clunking or thumping noise from the rear of the vehicle while driving over rough roads.
Certain Hyundai vehicles with exterior white paint may exhibit peeling or bubbling on metal body panels: hood, fender(s), roof, door(s), quarter panel(s), and tailgate/trunk.
Description: Certain Hyundai vehicles with exterior white paint may exhibit peeling or bubbling on metal body panels: hood, fender(s), roof, door(s), quarter panel(s), and tailgate/trunk.
Ask a dealer to check a specific car by VIN. Extensions usually have a time or mileage limit.
Government investigations into the Palisade
NHTSA opens an investigation when complaints point to a possible safety defect. Some end in a recall and some close without one.
Preliminary evaluation PE24021 · 2020–2023 · opened Aug 2024, closed Dec 2025 · led to recall 25V607
On August 7, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE24021 to investigate complaints alleging inadvertent unlatching of seat belts in model year (MY) 2020-2023 Hyundai Palisade vehicles manufactured by Hyundai Motor America.
Recall query RQ22005 · 2021–2023 · opened Dec 2022, closed May 2023 · led to recall 23V180000
On August 15, 2022, Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) filed a safety recall (NHTSA Recall 22V-627) of 122,919 model year (MY) 2020-2021 Hyundai Palisade vehicles produced from April 10, 2019 to November 30, 2020.
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Questions
What is the best year for the Hyundai Palisade?
2021 and 2022. The best Palisade years to buy are 2021 and 2022. Avoid the 2020: the first year drew the most complaints, led by oil consumption and cracked windshields. Like its Kia twin, it draws more complaints than most midsize SUVs.
Which Hyundai Palisade years should I avoid?
2020. These drew far more owner complaints per car sold than the Hyundai Palisade average.
What is the Hyundai Palisade seat belt problem?
Owners of 2021-2022 Palisades report second-row seat belts that are hard to buckle or come unlatched. Hyundai recalled some vehicles for seat belt buckle problems, so check the VIN and test every buckle.
Based on 2,119 complaints filed by owners with U.S. safety regulators for model years 2020 to 2024, and U.S. sales by calendar year. How we score.