Hyundai lighting problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,414 complaints involve lighting. The Sonata accounts for the largest share (43%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Sonata with 252 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,414 about lighting, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Sonata 43% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 1,394 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 56
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata252 complaints
- 2013 Hyundai Sonata201 complaints
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata143 complaints
- 2014 Hyundai Sonata123 complaints
- 2013 Hyundai Elantra74 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 61 |
| 2006 | 160 |
| 2007 | 158 |
| 2008 | 86 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 64 |
| 2011 | 298 |
| 2012 | 212 |
| 2013 | 316 |
| 2014 | 159 |
| 2015 | 102 |
| 2016 | 106 |
| 2017 | 70 |
| 2018 | 69 |
| 2019 | 97 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 1,394 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.