Citroën, Hyundai, Porsche… 17 cars on which the bonnet may open while driving


Opening the bonnet while driving is definitely one of the things we wouldn’t like to experience behind the wheel. You can find many videos on youtube where the drivers have shared this unhappiness.

The locking mechanism of the engine compartment is also occasionally the subject of a manufacturer´s recall through the Rapex system. This was the case with the cars listed below. If you own any of the mentioned cars, you should have the bonnet lock checked as soon as possible.



List of the models recalled due to the risk of opening the bonnet while driving


Where now?

Share on:

What the owner should do?

If you read about a recall that you think may affect your car, you should make immediate contact with a dealer or workshop that’s been officially authorised to perform repairs on behalf of the manufacturer and ask for the details.

If you wish to know more about eventual problems of a specific car (e.g. real mileage, potential traffic accidents damages, odometer rollback, repairs, etc.), then we suggest going to HPI-Check.

Check the vehicle's history


Start a discussion. Share your view: Post a Comment on Twitter

All non-English texts are machine translated. Car-Recalls.eu accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the translation. In case of discrepancies, the English version will prevail.

Deutsche version | Česky
Based on Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, published free of charge in English on https://ec.europa.eu/rapex, © European Union, 2005 – 2023
The official contact points of the Member and EFTA-EEA States provide the information published in these weekly overviews. Under the terms of Annex II.10 to the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) responsibility for the information provided lies with the notifying party. The Commission nor the car-recalls.eu does not take any responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.
The content owned by the EU on this website is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.