NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 28, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 3,378
- Crashes reported
- 116
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
112 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Engine
- Campaign
- 18V934000
- Reported
- December 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Sonata, 1 other model
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 18V137000
- Reported
- February 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Sonata, 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 2012–2014 Sonata, 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 2012–2014 Sonata, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 16V190000
- Reported
- April 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 173,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 15V759000
- Reported
- November 16, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 304,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sonata
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 15V629000
- Reported
- October 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,157
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 15V568000
- Reported
- September 10, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sonata
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V433000
- Reported
- July 18, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,075
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V434000
- Reported
- July 18, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 883,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Sonata
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Sonata, 11 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft sector
- Campaign
- 10V457000
- Reported
- October 1, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Steering: gear box: shaft sector
- Campaign
- 10V426000
- Reported
- September 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 138,354
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 10V070000
- Reported
- March 2, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,893
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3,378 owner complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 116 describe a crash (3%) and 112 a fire; owners reported 85 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the steering (35%), followed by the engine (29%) and the electrical system (13%).
3 of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata's 14 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2011 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (2,499 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering1,171
- Engine968
- Electrical System443
- Air Bags419
- Exterior Lighting248
- Unknown Or Other213
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 106 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 311 | |
| 2012 | 100 | |
| 2013 | 102 | |
| 2014 | 163 | |
| 2015 | 442 | |
| 2016 | 570 | |
| 2017 | 361 | |
| 2018 | 332 | |
| 2019 | 255 | |
| 2020 | 163 | |
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 52 | |
| 2026 | 35 |
Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 570. 23% 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 drew 8.1× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Hyundai Sonata years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 3,378 complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2011 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted