NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Recalls
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 96
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V651000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,649,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Sonata Hybrid, 10 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V746000
- Reported
- December 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2016 Sonata Hybrid, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 20V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272,126
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sonata Hybrid, 3 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 18V137000
- Reported
- February 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sonata Hybrid, 1 other model
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 17V617000
- Reported
- October 4, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,545
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Sonata Hybrid, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 17V152000
- Reported
- March 8, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 977,778
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Sonata Hybrid, 1 other model
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 96 owner complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the newest on August 19, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (6%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (42%), followed by the steering (19%) and the electrical system (18%).
1 of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's 6 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 87,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine40
- Steering18
- Electrical System17
- Service Brakes13
- Power Train10
- Unknown Or Other9
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 20. 10% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata Hybrid year in the same window: 9th highest of the 10 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Sonata Hybrid years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 96 complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by model year
Other 2011 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: August 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted