Hyundai Genesis

The 2016 Genesis in brief

The 2016 Hyundai Genesis is a large car offered with 2 engines (3.8L 6-cyl and 5.0L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 182 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 111-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,589 lb (2dr Coupe RWD 3.8 GT).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 22 MPG combined (18 city / 28 highway), 4% better than the 2016 large car average of 21.2 MPG, for an estimated $3,050 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 6 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 104 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Hyundai Genesis has 8 model years in our data, from 2009 to 2016, classed as Large Cars, Subcompact Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2013 at 24 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 21 to 24 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the electrical system (257), engine (248), unknown or other (174).

Buying used? 2016 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2015 has the most recalls (10); all years together count 16 campaigns and 1,144 owner complaints.

How the 2009 Genesis compares

The 2009 Hyundai Genesis is a large car offered with 2 engines (3.8L 6-cyl and 4.6L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive.

It measures about 182 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 111-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,439 lb (2dr Coupe RWD 2.0t/3.8).

About the Hyundai Genesis

The Hyundai Genesis is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Hyundai Motor Company over two generations from 2008 until 2016, before it was renamed the Genesis G80. It is a five-passenger, four-door, rear- or all-wheel-drive sedan.

From the Wikipedia article "Hyundai Genesis", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.