NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 155
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2011, 2013–2015 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 2011, 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 2011 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 2011 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 2011, 2013–2015 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 2011, 2013–2015 Sonata Hybrid, 1 other model
2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 155 owner complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (44%), followed by the power train (20%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's 6 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid owners gave the mileage (136 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine68
- Power Train31
- Electrical System23
- Unknown Or Other15
- Vehicle Speed Control13
- Service Brakes12
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 29 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 29. 23% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata Hybrid year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 155 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted