Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid problems by model year
34 recall entries across 12 model years and 796 owner complaints across 16 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 4 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sonata Hybrid | 1 | 3 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Sonata Hybrid | 0 | 11 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Sonata Hybrid | Not confirmed | 9 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Sonata Hybrid | Not confirmed | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Sonata Hybrid | Not confirmed | 19 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Sonata Hybrid | Not confirmed | 54 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Sonata Hybrid | 1 | 16 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Sonata Hybrid | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 Sonata Hybrid | 1 | 9 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 Sonata Hybrid | 3 | 81 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Sonata Hybrid | 5 | 133 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Sonata Hybrid | 4 | 54 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Sonata Hybrid | 3 | 28 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Sonata Hybrid | 4 | 108 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Sonata Hybrid | 6 | 155 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Sonata Hybrid | 6 | 96 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine345 complaints
- electrical system205 complaints
- power train101 complaints
- unknown or other95 complaints
- service brakes69 complaints
- steering53 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system51 complaints
- vehicle speed control41 complaints