Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Sonata Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Sonata? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Hyundai Sonata problems by model year
121 recall entries and 15636 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Sonata, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine4680 complaints
- steering2350 complaints
- air bags1977 complaints
- electrical system1935 complaints
- unknown or other1313 complaints
- service brakes1204 complaints
- structure1018 complaints
- exterior lighting1005 complaints