NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Recalls
The 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 108
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 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 2011–2012, 2016 Sonata Hybrid, 2 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 17V617000
- Reported
- October 4, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,545
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014–2015 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Sonata Hybrid, 1 other model
2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 108 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the newest on September 23, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the service brakes (15%).
1 of the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's 4 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid owners gave the mileage (92 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine40
- Electrical System24
- Service Brakes16
- Power Train14
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Steering11
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 21. 32% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata Hybrid year in the same window: 4th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 108 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted