Long term maintenance costs for the Hyundai 15-16 generation and G80?

[ThoughtfulOne]

Just wondering what the maintenance costs have been like for everyone as the mileage has accumulated?

• Has it been very cheap (ex: rivaling something like a non-luxury vehicle) such as the Toyota Avalon?
• Has your Genesis been a money pit?
• Or somewhere in between?

It's looking like the first generation was pretty good in reliability:
https://genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?12295-Experiences-on-long-term-repair-costs


From what I can tell, there haven't been very many "horror" stories where people are out thousands of dollars. Here might be a close example:

^ This. I wanted to keep my genesis for 10 years too. 3 years into ownership it got an electrical short that the Hyundai dealers could not fix so I got rid of the car.

As to the dealerships' they are hit and miss. But most report that they do not know how to cater to higher end clientele like genesis owners. They treat us like accent owners. Do shoddy repairs, or refuse to fix the problem at all. I would be under the impression that Toyota would be a little more "stand up" of a company than Hyundai given its age.

We're now on year 3 with the second generation (and the G80), so I am wondering how everyone has been doing, especially for high mileage cars. It seems like they sort of detuned the Lexicon speakers so there aren't the reliability issues as there were with the 2009-14 Genesis Technology/R-Spec sedans and I haven't seen the forums with Nav problems. On the downside, audio quality isn't as good either.

 

[EdP]

I had a 2015 Genesis. 25 months, 39,000 miles
6 oil changes
2 tire rotations
1 set of wiper blades
Turn signal bulb
set of 4 tires
2 cabin filters
I just bought a G80, my fifth Hyundai/Genesis product. I've stuck with the brand because of the reliability and low maintenance cost. Any car from any brand can have problems, but my experience is fr better than other brands. I'd accept a give of a Corvette, but will never buy another GM car.

 

[1FstYota]

My gen 1 I owned for about 5 years and all I did was oil change, 1 set of tires and air filters.

 

[madhermit]

I have only done oil changes and a cabin filter so far.

I have a 2015 with approx 40k km (25k miles) on it.

It came with one issue which was fixed first service. The surrounding plastic of the rearview mirror enclosure was rattling around.

 

[Gen127]

I'm a relatively new Genesis owner.
This past August, I purchased a previously-owned 2015 Hyundai Genesis 5.0. The car was in fantastic condition and "barely" broken in with just over 16,000 miles. No accidents and well-maintained by the dealership (model was a lease). You never know about reliability on first-year models so I paid for extended warranty coverage (the full 10-yr coverage). The initial 3-year coverage of electrical/etc was transferrable and still in play from the original date of purchase. This was good news as what occurred within weeks of my purchase of the vehicle: When I attempted to log into Blue Link (new subscription), I had no success. After nearly a dozen attempts by Blue Link customer service to resolve the issue, they suggested I take the car to my local Hyundai dealership and have the head unit replaced. I dropped my car off and was given a new G80 as a free loaner. A new unit was ordered (5-day turnaround) and installed by the dealership. I got a call from them stating they could still not connect to Blue Link and suspect the antenna may need replacing. Another four days went by and a new antenna was installed. Still no success in linking up to Blue Link. The dealership determined the 'new' head unit was faulty and had to order another. I am currently awaiting the arrival of this second new head unit and expect a call later this week. Needless to say, I told them to replace whatever is faulty as it is all currently under warranty coverage. The head unit replacement out of warranty is around $4000.
Needless to say, I'm anxious to get my car back. I'm optimistic that this incident is simply a little 'blip' and not a prelude to future costly repairs.

 

[PatrickStern]

Got a 2015 Ultime 3.8 last year and have had 0 problems so far. besides the regularly oil change and tire rotation, nothing else was ever needed to be done! Ride smooth as butter

 

[lobsenza]

My 2015 has been very reliable. I have had 1 problem with the driver's seat back not adjusting to the vertical enough. It has been repaired twice and is now back for a 3rd time. Other than that, nothing significant.

The service from Round Rock Hyundai in Round Rock TX has been excellent.

 

[kn5owa]

My 2015 has been very reliable. I have had 1 problem with the driver's seat back not adjusting to the vertical enough. It has been repaired twice and is now back for a 3rd time. Other than that, nothing significant.

The service from Round Rock Hyundai in Round Rock TX has been excellent.

I've had zero probs. with my 2015 - except for that hailstorm that I'd rather not talk about

 

[jimmy buoy]

Just approaching 40000 Km on my 2015 - Zero issues and I complete my own oil changes. My third and best Genesis so far (plan on keeping this one long term).

 

[glennk]

I do the oil changes at the dealer ($45). Everything else (cabin filter, air filters, etc), I do myself.

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[CanukV6]

This is my 3rd and best Genesis and I now have close to 85,000 kms (53,000 miles) on the odometer. Maintenance costs have been very low. I get all my maintenance done by the dealer - while I am fully capable of doing most myself, I just do not have the time - and have been very pleased with their service and their pricing. Compared to other luxury cars such as Audi, M-B and particularly BMW, Genesis service costs are very low. Definitely on-par with Toyota. I do have the extended warranty and have always been given or offered a loaner (usually another Genesis). The only notable item that has required replacement was the Differential that had become quite noisy after about 60k. Covered by warranty of course.

 

[jarred52]

I have my dealer do oil changes ever 6 months (about 5,000 miles) and I bring the Mobile1 oil as this is the only oil I use in any vehicle that I own. I change the engine air and cabin filters myself (buy them from Rock Auto). The only thing that I do specially for my Genny is due to the direct injection; I have the dealer do a "fog" to clean the valves with every second oil change. This cost $100. Otherwise, the Genny has cost the same to maintain as my previous non-Mercedes vehicles.

 

[waz]

I'm leasing a 2015 Ultimate and have 16000 miles on the odometer.

I'm a cheap bastard, so I buy my own Mobil 1 Full Synthetic oil from Wally World for $25, buy OEM oil filters online for $8, and get the local dealer to change the oil. They used to do it for $8.50, but they charged me $14.50 last time. So far I have spent about $140 for 3 oil changes, including oil, filter, and labor. Considering that Hyundai recommends changing the oil every 7500 miles for "normal" driving, I could have only changed the oil twice, but I live in the mountains, which falls under "severe driving conditions", so I change it every 5000 miles.

I pay the dealer $15 to rotate the tires every 5000 miles, so that's another $45.

I have replaced the cabin air filter myself once ($20), and the engine air cleaner once ($25).

So altogether that's about $230 in maintenance over the 22 months of leasing the car, which is about $10.50 per month.

Try spending $10 a month to maintain a Beemer, Merc, or 'Outty' - ain't gonna happen.

 

[1FstYota]

I'm leasing a 2015 Ultimate and have 16000 miles on the odometer.

I'm a cheap bastard, so I buy my own Mobil 1 Full Synthetic oil from Wally World for $25, buy OEM oil filters online for $8, and get the local dealer to change the oil. They used to do it for $8.50, but they charged me $14.50 last time. So far I have spent about $140 for 3 oil changes, including oil, filter, and labor. Considering that Hyundai recommends changing the oil every 7500 miles for "normal" driving, I could have only changed the oil twice, but I live in the mountains, which falls under "severe driving conditions", so I change it every 5000 miles.

I pay the dealer $15 to rotate the tires every 5000 miles, so that's another $45.

I have replaced the cabin air filter myself once ($20), and the engine air cleaner once ($25).

So altogether that's about $230 in maintenance over the 22 months of leasing the car, which is about $10.50 per month.

Try spending $10 a month to maintain a Beemer, Merc, or 'Outty' - ain't gonna happen.

Go to discount tire or les Schwab if you have they do the rotations and balance for free.

 

[lobsenza]

and fix flats for free....

 

[waz]

Go to discount tire or les Schwab if you have they do the rotations and balance for free.

I do that with my wife's Sienna and my Coupe, but I believe they'll do that only if you have bought your tires from them. I'm running the replacement Michelins on the sedan that came on the car.

 

[lobsenza]

Discount Tire will do the rotation/balance on tires that arent bought their (like OEM tires) as long as you pay for the rotation/lifetime balalance the first time you bring the car in.

 

[Munch520]

Just crossed 40,000 miles in my 2015 with few issues. 87oct was used from 0-20,000 and the throttle body got messed up. Been running 93oct since and have had no issues. Other than that, oil changes and rotations.

Just changed tires from the Michelin's to the Conti DWS06, and holy crap these ride infinitely better. Much quieter ride, and very few rattles. My wife's Toyota has half the mileage and has tons of rattles in comparison.

Very happy so far, we'll see how things go long-term.

 

[1FstYota]

I just pick a random les schawb or discount, they don't need to know where the tire came from lol.

 

[NTX]

I'm the original owner of my 2015 Hyundai Genesis 3.8 with Ultimate package and have about 66,000 miles on the vehicle now. Yes, it's a lot; and I'm going to keep driving it as much as I can to hit that magical 100,000 powertrain warranty limit on the vehicle.

Mechanically, I'd say the car has been pretty good to me. Having said that, I had the first Ultimate sold at my dealer, and it's a VERY early build of the car; first model year of a brand-new vehicle + early build cycle = well...you know.

Major issues covered under warranty:
-After a year and a half, the entire panoramic sunroof was replaced after they couldn't get it to close properly. Hyundai brought in glass specialists because they had to replace the entire roof really, since apparently it comes as one piece. Oh well - they did excellent work on it and Hyundai even comped me one month's car payment for the inconvenience of having my car away for 2 weeks.
-The drive shaft flutter that others on the forum had during cold weather and right after initial startup between 20-25 MPH or so was fixed for me. My dealer fixed it without having to replace the entire drive shaft. Apparently there's a notice, not a TSB, out on the vehicle for 2015 models that were built at the beginning; I forget what they did, but they just had to adjust something near the drive shaft and it was fixed. Two cold seasons later and no further flutter noises.

Other than that, I bring my car in for an oil/filter change every 7,500 miles and 99% of the time use 87 octane fuel. I replaced the air filter around 40K with a K&N rechargeable filter with no issues for performance either. Frankly, considering what my parents have gone through with their numerous European cars that, for some reason, always seem to have parts break after the 4 year/50,000 mile warranties expire (who knew), I'll take my warranty claims on an early build 2015.