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2012 Hyundai Sonata air bags problems

171 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
171 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 2
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 25 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles25
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 90 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 2 fires, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the braking system failed to engage. The contact applied the emergency brake and the vehicle skidded. As a result, the contact crashed into a median. The driver side air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained brain and back injuries and the rear passenger sustained injuries to the hands and shoulder, who both required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 50,000 miles, September 2011 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and the air bag and ESC warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. Air bag light has been found to be simply a notice that air bag was not enabled. No probable problem! The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,580.

Reported at 91,580 miles, August 2017

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