Best and worst years for the Hyundai Sonata

Of the 34 model years of the Hyundai Sonata with enough data to compare, the 2011 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (2,446), and the 1990 has the fewest (16).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	16
1991	24
1992	36
1993	26
1994	5
1995	67
1996	25
1997	52
1998	41
1999	88
2000	138
2001	121
2002	150
2003	108
2004	81
2005	83
2006	656
2007	420
2008	295
2009	310
2010	238
2011	2,446
2012	847
2013	1,070
2014	481
2015	768
2016	410
2017	565
2018	350
2019	147
2020	232
2021	188
2022	149
2023	145
2024	75
2025	24
2026	3

What stands out

The 2011 stands out, with about 16.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2011 and 2013. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1991.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	3	3
2025	24	24
2024	75	75
2023	145	145
2022	149	149
2021	188	188
2020	232	281
2019	147	215
2018	350	556
2017	565	1,005
2016	410	1,004
2015	768	1,679
2014	481	1,088
2013	1,070	2,668
2012	847	2,283
2011	2,446	4,629
2010	238	415
2009	310	612
2008	295	554
2007	420	906
2006	656	1,422
2005	83	217
2004	81	288
2003	108	249
2002	150	408
2001	121	293
2000	138	378
1999	88	187
1998	41	68
1997	52	74
1996	25	37
1995	67	93
1994	5	7
1993	26	46
1992	36	43
1991	24	41
1990	16	25