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2013 Hyundai Sonata lighting problems

201 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
201 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 111 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 12
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2013 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 25 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 24 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 16 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 111 complaints that include mileage. 22% 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 miles11
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles25
80k to 100k miles24
100k to 120k miles16
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 111 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 12 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the tail lights failed. The vehicle was taken to blossom chevrolet (located at 1800 n shadeland ave, indianapolis in, 46219) where it was diagnosed that the tail lights burst and melted the wiring harness. The tail lights were replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

May 2017 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. While driving various speeds at night, the external and instrument panel lighting flickered randomly. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (southtowne hyundai, 7665 ga-85, riverdale, ga 30274). The contact was informed that if the failure could not be repeated, the failure could not be determined. On a separate occasion, the lighting failed independently and the engine began to lose power without warning.

Reported at 80,000 miles, June 2017

Other problems reported for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Hyundai models