2021 Genesis G80 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2021 Genesis G80 receives an outstanding overall safety rating of 5 out of 5, indicating excellent crashworthiness and protection for occupants. This luxury sedan is equipped with essential safety features such as stability control, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning as standard. These advanced safety technologies enhance the vehicle's capability to avoid accidents and protect the driver and passengers in case of a collision.

In terms of specific crash tests, the G80 received top scores across the board, including 5-star ratings for overall front crash, side crash, and rollover protection. Moreover, it achieved a 5-star rating for the side pole crash test, demonstrating high levels of safety in various accident scenarios.

Although the G80 excels in safety performance, it is noted that there have been 6 complaints and 3 recalls reported for this model. While these numbers are relatively low considering the vehicle's popularity and production volume, it is essential for car owners to stay informed about any potential issues and address them promptly to ensure continued safety on the road.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

6

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2021 Genesis G80 4 DR AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2021 Genesis G80 4 DR AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

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Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

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Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

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2021 Genesis G80 4 DR AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2021 Genesis G80 4 DR AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2017 Score 2021 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2017 Score 2021 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 4 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 4 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2017 Score 2021 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 5 5 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5 5

Complaints for the 2021 Genesis G80

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"(front) 245/40r20 (rear) 275/35r20 rear passenger tire failed, sidewall failure. instantly went to 0 psi on dash notification. a cop helped us change it. less than a mile layer going less than 50 mph (max rating for spare) the front passenger tire exploded. the same cop caught up with us and could confirm that the front tire was there and was now gone."
Components Involved: TIRES
Date of incident: 2025-09-01

Complaint:
"245/40 r20 (front) 275/35 r20 (rear) the two front and one rear tire experienced sidewall failures within the first 25,000 of use. the tires have been disposed. i thank god that the failures did not occur at highway speed which could have caused serious injury to me and other motorists. there were no warning before the tire failures. after the third failure occurring on 2/12/23, i changed all four tires to michelin pilot sport all-season."
Components Involved: TIRES
Date of incident: 2024-01-03

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2021 genesis gv80 equipped with pirelli tires, tire line: scorpion str, tire size: 265/55/r19, dot number: (n/a). the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front passenger's side tire had an inner sidewall blowout. the tire was not replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to two dealers. the tire and vehicle failure mileages were not available."
Components Involved: TIRES
Date of incident: 2022-04-12

Recalls for the 2021 Genesis G80

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 genesis g80 and gv80 vehicles equipped with 2.5-litre turbo engines. the fuel tube connecting the high pressure fuel pump to the fuel rail may not seal properly, which could allow fuel to leak."
Consequence:
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy:

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel tube, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 008G.

Component(s) Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE > DELIVERY > HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Date of incident: 2021-03-24

GENESIS Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GENESIS ranks 36 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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