Hyundai air bags problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 5,478 complaints involve air bags. The Sonata accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Sonata with 444 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 5,478 about air bags, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Sonata 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 3,426 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1578 and 43
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2006 Hyundai Sonata444 complaints
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata419 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Sonata259 complaints
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata171 complaints
- 2013 Hyundai Elantra168 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 36 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 39 |
| 1997 | 51 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 77 |
| 2000 | 104 |
| 2001 | 222 |
| 2002 | 164 |
| 2003 | 231 |
| 2004 | 259 |
| 2005 | 324 |
| 2006 | 659 |
| 2007 | 555 |
| 2008 | 338 |
| 2009 | 150 |
| 2010 | 114 |
| 2011 | 532 |
| 2012 | 362 |
| 2013 | 358 |
| 2014 | 102 |
| 2015 | 103 |
| 2016 | 123 |
| 2017 | 125 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 50 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 3,426 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.