Hyundai Sonata problems by model year
NHTSA has 16,106 owner complaints on file across 39 model years of the Hyundai Sonata. The model year with the most complaints is 2011 (3,378).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,378 | 14 | 2011 Hyundai Sonata problems |
| 2013 | 1,916 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 1,558 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 1,153 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 1,047 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 766 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 750 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 727 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 696 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 460 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 425 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 374 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 345 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 320 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 276 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 205 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 202 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 199 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 181 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 165 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 162 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 134 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 124 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 94 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 88 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 66 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 49 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 49 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 16 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.