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2013 Hyundai Sonata drivetrain & axles problems

94 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
94 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 3
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2013 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 53% 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 miles7
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 58 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I pulled into a parking space and shut off the engine with my push button start, without putting the shifter into the park position. The vehicle allowed me to exit and the car started rolling backwards. I tried to re-enter the vehicle to engage the brake and was knocked onto the pavement by the driver door. I was forced between the bottom of the door and the pavement as the vehicle rolled past me and entered traffic, crossed to lanes and was stopped by a curb and a speed limit sign. Vehicle bumper was dented.

Reported at 27,750 miles, May 2013 CrashInjury

On monday september 22nd around 540pm on the 10 fwy going eastbound right before towne ave. As the traffic on the freeway began to slow I came to a complete stop. About 5 seconds after stopping I noticed that the car began to roll forward. I applied more pressure to the brake pedal however the car continued to slowly roll. I then stepped on the emergency break and the car did not stop. The car slowly rolled about 8 feet before it stopped on the back of a big rig trailer bumper.

Reported at 65,000 miles, September 2014

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