2017 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 1,005 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Sonata. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 40% of complaints. Next are steering (17%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,005 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 46 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 288 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 71 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 45 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 49 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 47 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 288 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (100 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 46 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Sonata with enough data (565 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact is a death investigator calling on behalf of the owner of a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while he was driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle failed to yield causing the front of the vehicle to crash into the front end of another vehicle. The events leading to the crash were unknown. The air bags were deployed. The owner of the 2017 Hyundai Senata was pronounced deceased at the scene; the cause was presumed to have been caused by the wheel hub dislodging.
I tapped a car in front of me going less than 5 MPH, not even a scratch on either car, but the steering wheel & the driver airbag deployed, causing cuts, bruises, & scrapes. The officer, the emt, as well as the other driver have no idea why they would go off in such a slow, light tap. The damage to me, as well as the inconvenience is disturbing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, another vehicle made an illegal-u turn and crashed into the driver side. The rear driver seat air bag deployed partially but no other air bags deployed. The contact and her husband sustained whiplash but no medical attention was sought. In addition, the contacts daughter who was seated in the rear of the vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt mentioned encountering with air bag debris.
While I was sitting at a red light my car cut off. After it turned of I tried stating it back up 3 times. First I tried once I put it in park once in neutral and finally the third time I was in park ad it started back up.
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving with the heater activated, an abnormal burning odor was coming from the vents. The check engine and oil warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of oil. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.