2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 87 complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, and 28% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (24%) and brakes (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 68 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 48,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid with enough data (61 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We pulled up at Hillgreen circle Cockysville MD To drop my boyfriend off at his apartment. I went to pull in the parking spot.I went to put the car into park and it had no brakes. I was slamming them and pumping them. It excellerated and took off. Jumped the curb,went down the hill and into the apartment building. A red light had came on the dash, right before it took off. Seemed like it was changing to gas or the electric mode,or the other way around.
While driving my car started alarming saying check charging system...it immediately went to 15 miles and hour while I was on I95 where speed limit is 65 MPH. By the time I got home and turned the car off it would not turn back on. Ive had this car for a year and a half. I bought it new.
Hybrid system warning lights turned on while driving on the highway, illuminated "do not drive, pull over safely". Tried to pull over safely and the car stalled and wheels locked. Could not pull over to get out of traffic.