NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2013 Hyundai Sonata has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 6, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,916
- Crashes reported
- 93
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
98 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2013 Hyundai Sonata
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 22V312000
- Reported
- May 6, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215,171
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Sonata
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 20V121000
- Reported
- February 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 216,799
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Sonata
Engine
- Campaign
- 18V934000
- Reported
- December 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 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 2011–2012 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 2011–2012, 2014 Sonata, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V226000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 572,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2011–2012, 2014 Sonata, 1 other model
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 2011–2012, 2014 Sonata
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 12V352000
- Reported
- July 24, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,767
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Sonata
2013 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,916 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 93 describe a crash (5%) and 98 a fire; owners reported 77 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the steering (18%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2013 Hyundai Sonata's 9 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (1,101 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine738
- Steering342
- Electrical System261
- Exterior Lighting197
- Unknown Or Other175
- Service Brakes143
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 66 | |
| 2014 | 67 | |
| 2015 | 62 | |
| 2016 | 89 | |
| 2017 | 210 | |
| 2018 | 196 | |
| 2019 | 250 | |
| 2020 | 236 | |
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 93 | |
| 2026 | 64 |
Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 250. 16% 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 drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2013 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 1,916 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2013 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted