NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2016 Hyundai Sonata has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 728
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
28 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2016 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 21V749000
- Reported
- September 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 469,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Sonata, 1 other model
Parking brake: indicator light
- Campaign
- 17V359000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161,074
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sonata, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 16V726000
- Reported
- October 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,811
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sonata, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 16V615000
- Reported
- August 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,031
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Hyundai Sonata
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V232000
- Reported
- April 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sonata, 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 15V678000
- Reported
- October 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,744
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sonata
2016 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 728 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (3%) and 28 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the engine (62%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the power train (8%).
1 of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (253 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine452
- Unknown Or Other91
- Electrical System89
- Power Train59
- Service Brakes42
- Exterior Lighting38
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 51 | |
| 2020 | 50 | |
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 92 | |
| 2026 | 52 |
Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 152. 17% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Hyundai Sonata drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 728 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2016 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted