Model Year Index

Which Genesis GV80 years to avoid

No Genesis GV80 model year in 2021–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2021, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Genesis GV80 Full report
C
Grade 2021–2021
2021 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Driver Assist 16
Fuel System 12
Engine 7
Weakest

2021

Best

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What the record shows

Written from this model’s own complaint and recall history.

One GV80 model year has completed the 60-month window, so the 2021 car is measured against itself. That is why it sits at exactly 1.00 times the model’s median and why no best year is named — there is nothing yet to compare it against. Treat the grade as a placeholder.

Within that year, driver assistance leads at 16 of 69 complaints, and the accounts describe forward collision warning behaving inconsistently or reporting a fault. Fuel system follows at 12 and engine at 7, and those two overlap: the recurring account is a check-engine warning within the first thousand miles, which owners filed under whichever heading seemed closest.

The median odometer reading is 1,450 miles — among the earliest on this site. Whatever these owners are reporting, they are reporting it almost immediately.

Five weighted recall campaigns sit against the year, out of nine across the model, and there are no fire allegations.

This is the GV80’s first model year in the United States, and first years are the most common shape of a flagged year in this dataset — but with nothing to compare against, that pattern cannot be confirmed or ruled out here. The 2022 and later cars will settle it as they mature.

Reviewed Claude, 13 August 2026, against the model's own record and NHTSA campaign filings

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2021
1.00× 69 C
2022 P
0.96× 69 C
2023 P
0.56× 49 B
2024 P
0.36× 26 A
2025 P
0.44× 26 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2021 C 69 reports · median 1,450 mi

  1. Driver Assist 16

    Genesis gv80 2.5 t standard option forward collision warning software problem. These vehicles are sold with this option but not showing on settings, therefore it is not usable. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Fuel System 12

    Purchased brand new and within 1,000 miles the check engine light illuminated while driving. Took to dealer and they determined it was due to defective fuel injector system. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 7

    Under 30 days of purchase and under 1000 miles - check engine light kept coming on-a possible condition with your engine control system. Two trips to service department, part is on back order until june. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

10 crash · 5 injuries

The best year for the GV80

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring GV80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 1.00× 69 C

Recalls

9 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
26V229000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2021–2025 94,760
26V019000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 2025 83,877
23V094000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT 2021–2023 65,517
25V105000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 2023, 2024 32,594
24V282000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2022, 2023 31,440
23V630000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2021, 2022 19,272
24V584000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2025 1,488
21V796000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT 2021 978
21V208000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2021 147

Recall work is free at any franchised dealer, whoever owns the car and however old it is. Check a specific car’s VIN on NHTSA’s register before you buy — an unrepaired campaign is among the most commonly missed items on a used vehicle.

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2021 were reported at a median of 1,450 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Genesis GV80 years should you avoid?
No Genesis GV80 model year in 2021–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021.
What is the best year for the Genesis GV80?
2021 is the best-scoring Genesis GV80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Genesis GV80 have?
9 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Genesis GV80 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2021 GV80
Complaints in window
69
Severity-weighted
109.5
Model median (weighted)
110
vs model median
1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
5
Open investigations
0
Score 62.5 C