2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid

Small SUV · hybrid

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
38mpg1
38 city · 38 highway
CO₂ 238 g/mi · 148 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,5683
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
—4
NHTSA
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
3 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
5yr10
60,000 mi
Hyundai
How much to run it38 mpg · $1,568 / yr
Combined
38 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Tucson Hybrid Blue
City · highway
38 · 38EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
238 g/mi2EPA148 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 148 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,5683EPA · EIAestimate · $7,842 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs—
Power
—4NHTSA
Engine
1.6 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AM-S6)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
All-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe4 of 5 ★ · 3 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2022 Tucson · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
36NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming TUCSON HYBRID (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
3 campaigns, what and when
  • 2021-12-02Electrical system · software — Inoperative headlights or taillights can decrease visibility for both the driver and surrounding traffic, increasing the risk of a crash. 21V938000
  • 2023-01-31Structure · critical fasteners — A detached roof molding could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V038000
  • 2025-12-18Trailer hitches — Nonfunctioning trailer lights can increase the risk of a crash. A short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. 25V893000
Complaints per 10,000 built
—7NHTSA
Complaints on file
1357NHTSA8 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Engine45Unspecified34Electrical system31Power train29Fuel/propulsion system20

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigSmall SUV
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
—9EPA
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership5 yr / 60,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
5 years10Hyundai60,000 mi
Hyundai's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
2,07111NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Tucson Hybrid Blue (38 city, 38 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 238 g/mi, or 148 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $7,842. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: not published. No matching EPA record.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2022 Tucson — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (TUCSON HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 135 for the 2022 Tucson, 8 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: complaints no VIN places, or production no fuel code places, make the rate uncertain by more than 5%.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: not published. No matching EPA record.↩
  10. Warranty: 5 years or 60,000 miles, from Hyundai's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 2,071 Tucsons of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →