Vehicle report
2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
Reported problems
1555 complaints · median 80000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 567 |
| STEERING | 297 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 228 |
| AIR BAGS | 168 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 151 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 122 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 121 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 99 |
| POWER TRAIN | 95 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 79 |
| SEAT BELTS | 71 |
| SUSPENSION | 36 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 35 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 31 |
| WHEELS | 27 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 12 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 10 |
| TIRES | 9 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 6 |
| STRUCTURE | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 5 |
| SEATS | 5 |
| VISIBILITY | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER | 3 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:BULBS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SUMP/TANK:DRAIN PLUG | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS | 1 |
| FIRERELATED | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.