2020 Hyundai Palisade Visibility/wiper Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · 115 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 115 complaints with NHTSA about visibility/wiper problems on the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, 21% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 4,364 miles. The words owners use most often: “windshield cracked” (23% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Windshield cracked: mentioned in 26 of 115 complaints (23%)
  • Small pebble: mentioned in 18 of 115 complaints (16%)
  • Rock hit: mentioned in 7 of 115 complaints (6%)

At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems happen?

Based on 80 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles66 · 83%
10k–25k miles14 · 18%
25k–50k miles0 · 0%
50k–75k miles0 · 0%
75k–100k miles0 · 0%
100k–150k miles0 · 0%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

None of the 115 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.

Hyundai Palisade visibility/wiper complaints by model year

Peak: 2020, with 115 complaints
2020: 11520201152021: 482021482022: 352022352023: 532023532024: 122024122025: 7202572026: 420264

n = 274 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVisibility/wiper complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 Palisade43%—
2025 Palisade73%—
2024 Palisade123%—
2023 Palisade5313%9,600
2022 Palisade3511%10,450
2021 Palisade4811%1,325
2020 Palisade11521%4,364

When owners reported it

Peak: 2020, with 64 complaints
2019: 2201922020: 642020642021: 312021312022: 9202292023: 4202342024: 1202412025: 3202532026: 120261

n = 115 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists visibility/wiper for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Windshield has cracked multiple times

Received Oct 14, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11771038

AC FAILIRE IM SUMMER, just outside warranty but tsb issued. Holler Hyundai Service wants to charge me $350 diagnostic fee to take a look and diagnose. Extreme heat while having to use vehicle to go to work, run errands and transport children. No alternate vehicle is available and dealership is…

Received Jun 18, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11667684

The driver side wiper stopped functioning during a rain storm. Fortunately, I was not on a major road and was able to navigate. If I had been on the highway, I would have been blinded and potentially in a major accident if not able to pull over expeditiously. This malfunction occurred approximately…

Received Mar 5, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11646441
Hyundai Palisade
2025 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy Hybrid in Harris Park, NSW. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: LuvsMG481, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2020 Hyundai Palisades have visibility/wiper problems?

No. NHTSA has 115 owner complaints about visibility/wiper for the 2020 Hyundai Palisade (21% of the 541 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2020 Hyundai Palisade visibility/wiper?

No recall currently lists visibility/wiper for this vehicle.

At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems start?

The median reported mileage is 4,364 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about visibility/wiper problems on the 2020 Hyundai Palisade?

The most frequent phrase is “windshield cracked”, in 26 of 115 complaints, followed by “small pebble” (18).

Other 2020 Hyundai Palisade problems

See all 2020 Hyundai Palisade problems or visibility/wiper problems across all Palisade years.