Hyundai Class Action Australia Update Today Nsw
This class action against Hyundai is in relation to alleged defects in the engines of various vehicles sold in Australia since 2011. Australian Kia and Hyundai owners are pursuing class action claims over alleged engine defects. Here's the latest 2025 update, eligibility details.
Further information Further information on specific class actions, including how to join a class action, can be found by visiting the applicant's lawyer's website. If you don't know who the applicant's lawyer is, and the class action is being heard in the Federal Court, click on the file number for the matter in the tables below, e.g. NSD500/2023.
The class actions propose to seek compensation on behalf of group members with affected vehicles who suffered loss and damage as a result of the alleged failure of Hyundai and Kia to comply with the guarantee of acceptable quality under the Australian Consumer Law and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Am I eligible to register? A list of all current class actions Our website uses an automatic service to translate our content into different languages.
These translations should be used as a guide only. See our Accessibility page. Does anyone know the outcome of the Hyundai class action yet? Hyundai and Kia engine failures class action update and discussion.
Owners of millions of affected Hyundai and Kia cars in the US are eligible for cash after an agreement was reached ahead of the matter going to trial, amid ongoing Australian class action. Hyundai and Kia have been ordered to produce further documents to allow a class action to investigate the nature and extent of alleged engine defects, with a judge rejecting the carmakers' bid to produce only a 'sample set' of documents. A preliminary settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia alleging certain vehicles are defective and prone to theft.
The lawsuit covers over five million 2011-2022 model year vehicles that lack engine immobilizers, making them easier targets for theft. So easy, in fact, it became a viral TikTok trend last year. The biggest class action involving dangerous cars in Australian history has begun in the Federal Court, with the owners of popular Hyundai and Kia models seeking compensation.
The cars included Hyundai Tuscon, Kia QL Sportage and CK Stiner, sold in Australia between 2014 and 2020. Hundreds of thousands of the companies' vehicles have been affected and were the subject of a recall.