2019 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 215 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Hyundai Sonata. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 45% of complaints. Next are lighting (8%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 215 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 56 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Sonata with enough data (147 complaints in that window).
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.
I was backing out of a parking space and when I moved the car it took of at a high rate of speed , flew passed 5 other parking spaces and caused me to hit a parked vehicle
The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while she was at a red light, another vehicle crashed into the back of her vehicle however, the seat belt failed to retract, causing the contact to suffer whiplash and a bump to her knees against the dashboard behind the steering wheel. A police report was filed. The contact stated she was able to drive the vehicle to her residence, where she noticed she had sustained injuries on her legs and her right leg was swollen, as well as multiple other injuries.
The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 78 mph, a second vehicle crashed into the front passenger side causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a concrete median. During the crash, no airbags in the vehicle were deployed and the driver sustained a concussion and neck injury which required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.
Category: potential fatal. Low beam headlights on drivers side has a blind spot approximately 30 feet from front of vehicle obscuring pedestrians and on coming traffic from the operator. Blind spot is approximately 5 feet wide by 15 feet long and also with a minor blind spot at approximately 40 feet and to right of original stated blind spot and is approximately 1/5 the size of originally stated blind spot. This is a total of 2 blind spots, creating an unsafe driving environment with potential fatal consequences.
The headlights on this new care have spots without any lighting. There are have circles without light and on distinct black line. Mostly with low beam. There are very dangerous blind spots. It is now at the dealership for the 2nd time trying to repair but the service man stated he did not think there was a fix for this problem.