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2013 Hyundai Sonata body & structure problems

53 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
53 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 3
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2013 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 30 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

I was driving to work on a highway, approximately 7:15am I started smelling something burning. My car was bucking. I went to pull over when my car turned a sharp right into trees. The car was completely consumed by flames.

Reported at 140,000 miles, August 2020 CrashFireInjury

My 2013 hyundai sonata driver side door handle when I unlocked my door to get in my vehicle it will not open at all even with the key to unlock my drivers side!

Reported at 53,000 miles, January 2020

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