2016 Hyundai Sonata: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 960 complaints
960
Total Complaints
62,100mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
37
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

30,367 25th Percentile
62,100 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
427
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
89
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
84
POWER TRAIN
54
SERVICE BRAKES
42
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
36
STEERING
33
STRUCTURE:BODY
30
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
30
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
29

Severity Assessment

37
Crashes
42
Fires
35
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE PULLING. IT FELT LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATOR THAT IT WAS ON. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THIS POINT."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRRORS FACED THE WHITE LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MIRRORS COULD BE READJUSTED, BUT THEY CHANGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROX..."
"TPMS INDICATORS CONTINUE TO SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THE TIRE AND TIRE PRESSURE BUT THE CAR SHOWS THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28