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2012 Hyundai Sonata electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 235 complaints for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
235 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 126 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 32
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 17 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 126 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles16
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles17
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 126 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 32 fires, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

On 10/10/18 my vehicle began smoking from the engine compartment after driving less than 10 miles. The engine compartment subsequently burst into flames. 911 was called and the fire was extinguished. There was not a crash preceding the fire. The engine compartment and hood area of the vehicle was burned rendering the vehicle inoperable. A claim has been filed with insurance and a report was generated by the thomaston fire and thomaston police department. Photos of the damage are attached.

Reported at 117,300 miles, October 2018 FireInjury

First issue occurred in my job's parking lot ,as I tried to crank my car it made a roaring start and didn't want to stay on. Cut the car off, checked oil. There was barely any on the stick (just got an oil change on 09/21/18 at hyundai dealership). Added 2 qts had mom drive to dealership per serviceman request. They changed my oil and informed my mom of an ongoing issue. Well get off headed home, on regular county road headlights flashed off and on alone with radio console.

Reported at 191,000 miles, October 2018

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Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Hyundai models