Hyundai Sonata recalls & problems by year

138 recalls and 16,106 owner complaints across 37 model years (1990–2026).

Most complaints20113,380 complaints

Most recalls201114 recalls

Crashes reported735in owner complaints

Injuries reported70715 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026	5★	27–32 mpg	1	3	0	0	0	0
2025	5★	27–32 mpg	0	17	0	0	0	0
2024	5★	27–29 mpg	1	47	1	0	1	0
2023	5★	27–32 mpg	2	88	5	0	0	0
2022	5★	27–32 mpg	3	95	8	1	5	0
2021	5★	27–32 mpg	4	135	7	0	13	0
2020	5★	31–32 mpg	4	182	5	1	4	0
2019	5★	26–31 mpg	0	162	8	6	6	0
2018	5★	26–31 mpg	1	375	18	13	20	1
2017	5★	24–31 mpg	3	768	28	11	12	1
2016	5★	24–31 mpg	6	728	19	28	19	1
2015	5★	24–31 mpg	9	1,153	34	48	32	2
2014	5★	24–27 mpg	7	750	29	40	35	0
2013	5★	26–27 mpg	9	1,917	93	98	77	1
2012	5★	26–27 mpg	8	1,559	51	95	38	1
2011	5★	26–27 mpg	14	3,380	116	112	85	3
2010	—	22–25 mpg	2	345	19	3	19	2
2009	—	22–25 mpg	2	460	21	11	26	0
2008	—	22–25 mpg	5	425	19	11	14	0
2007	—	21–25 mpg	7	696	30	6	20	0
2006	—	21–25 mpg	11	1,047	43	9	38	1
2005	—	20–23 mpg	1	165	26	2	27	0
2004	—	20–23 mpg	1	202	22	2	32	0
2003	—	20–23 mpg	6	199	17	2	45	0
2002	—	20–23 mpg	7	320	31	4	54	0
2001	—	20–22 mpg	3	205	27	0	21	0
2000	—	20–22 mpg	4	276	20	9	15	0
1999	—	21–22 mpg	4	124	12	3	23	0
1998	—	18–21 mpg	1	49	3	0	3	0
1997	—	18–21 mpg	2	49	5	1	3	1
1996	—	19–22 mpg	1	23	0	0	0	1
1995	—	18–21 mpg	2	66	13	1	12	0
1994	—	18–21 mpg	1	3	0	0	0	0
1993	—	18–20 mpg	1	26	1	0	1	0
1992	—	18–20 mpg	1	22	1	0	2	0
1991	—	18–21 mpg	1	29	3	6	5	0
1990	—	18–21 mpg	3	16	0	0	0	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Engine — 4,705 complaints
Steering — 2,377 complaints
Air bags — 2,072 complaints
Electrical system — 2,015 complaints
Unknown or other — 1,335 complaints
Power train — 1,089 complaints
Structure — 1,088 complaints
Exterior lighting — 1,035 complaints