NHTSA Safety Recalls
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, across 8 model years from 2011 to 2018. The 2012 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
No Hyundai Sonata Hybrid model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2021, is at 1.9×.
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 797
2011–2018, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 797 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid across 16 model years; the most, 155, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 37 of the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid complaints (5%) and a fire on 25.
Across all Hyundai Sonata Hybrid model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 345 complaints), then the electrical system (204).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid in 2024: 101, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is seat belts: pretensioner, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Hyundai Sonata Hybrid recall, 23V651000, was reported on September 22, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid years to avoid
The best-measured Hyundai Sonata Hybrid years are 2014 (0.4×), 2011 (0.6×) and 2020 (0.7×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0.7× |
| 2021 | 0 | 55 | 39 | 1.9× |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0.7× |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 1 | 9 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 3 | 81 | 17 | 0.7× |
| 2016 | 5 | 133 | 40 | 1.8× |
| 2015 | 4 | 54 | 27 | 1.3× |
| 2014 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 0.4× |
| 2013 | 4 | 108 | 35 | 1.5× |
| 2012 | 6 | 155 | 36 | 1.9× |
| 2011 | 6 | 96 | 10 | 0.6× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Sonata Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER7
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE5
- ENGINE5
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH3
- VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY2
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Hyundai Sonata Hybrid recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V651000September 22, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2011–2015 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,649,478 |
| 21V749000September 24, 2021 | exterior lighting: turn signal | 2016–2017 | crash | 469,377 |
| 21V727000September 17, 2021 | engine | 2017 | crash and fire | 95,515 |
| 21V619000August 6, 2021 | latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch | 2016–2018 | injury | 348,158 |
| 20V746000December 1, 2020 | engine | 2011–2013, 2016 | crash and fire | 128,948 |
| 20V393000July 2, 2020 | equipment: electrical | 2011–2012 | fire | 272,126 |
| 18V137000February 27, 2018 | seat belts: pretensioner | 2011–2012 | crash and injury | 580,058 |
| 17V617000October 4, 2017 | seat belts: pretensioner | 2011–2015 | crash and injury | 443,545 |
| 17V152000March 8, 2017 | seat belts: front: anchorage | 2011–2015 | crash and injury | 977,778 |
| 16V726000October 11, 2016 | visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2015–2016 | crash | 62,811 |
| 16V232000April 21, 2016 | air bags: frontal | 2016 | injury | 33 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted