Hyundai are not even within a bulls roar of the main jap staples. The finishes & quality controls are just not good enough.
It's the little things that are wrong with it / were not done properly that sets Hyundai behind the big 3.
My misses has a brand new ix35....
For example, the very first time I hit the 'Aux' button on the sterio, it got stuck it... its still stuck in. Even after repeated requests to fix it at service time.
Everytime I jump in the drivers seat, the head rest shoots out & hits the roof
The rear drivers side door trim isn't properly fitted & ass such, the door is tough to close.
Whilst they look fantastic, the A/C vents in dash are unable to be directed at any useful angle whatsoever. Whoever did the functionality testing there should be shot.
The steering has this enormous gap from being centred to actually turning the wheels left or right. I've been assured this 'play' is within acceptable tolerances
Oh & from time to time the gearbox will jump into safe mode (ie stuck in 4th) & the only way to get it out is to pull over & restart the car. Again, during service I was assured there were no error codes coming from the box.
Whilst Hyundais are very much on par with other makes so far as aesthetics go, they are still 20 years behind everywhere else. Just like they were 20 years ago with the Excel.