2015 Hyundai Sonata brakes problems
80 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2015 Hyundai Sonata, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 5 fires, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
I had an accident this morning in my 2015 hyundai sonata se due to brake failure a vehicle stopped in front of me about one-and-a-half crawler and I applied my breaks because I saw when the vehicle stops when I apply my brakes they didn't work it went completely to the floor and had no breaks whatsoever and I slammed into the back of another vehicle at about 45 miles per hour all of the airbags deployed the steering wheel crack the front of my car is demolished I contacted hyundai to try to find out whether they…
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 hyundai sonata. While attempting to stop the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, the braking distance was extended and the brake pedal had to be forcefully depressed. During the failure, the steering wheel and brake pedal would shake and vibrate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front brake rotors and brake pads needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but eventually the failure recurred.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
- Engine 649 complaints
- Electrical system 167 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 135 complaints
- Fuel system 87 complaints
- Steering 74 complaints
- Cruise control 61 complaints
- Body & structure 53 complaints
- Lighting 38 complaints